Collingham Neighbourhood
Plan
2015 - 2028 Draft for
Pre-submission Consultation
October 2015
Collingham with Linton Parish Council
The document colour scheme identifies Objectives, Policies and Projects through the use of background colour.
To help with producing the Neighbourhood Plan for Linton the Collingham with Linton Parish Council has secured a grant from The Community Development Foundation. This organisation has been established by the Department for Communities and Rural Affairs to support neighbourhood planning.
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CONTENT
1. Introduction ...... 5
2. Foreword ...... 6
3. Purpose of the Neighbourhood Plan ...... 7
4. Our Vision for Collingham ...... 8
5. Our Objectives for collingham ...... 9
6. The Preparation Process ...... 10
7. Structure Of The Plan ...... 13
8. Collingham’s Rural Environment ...... 13
9. Early Development Of Collingham ...... 14
10. Collingham Today ...... 16
11. Planning Policies For Collingham ...... 17
12. A: Protecting the Village Setting ...... 18
Policy A: Protecting the village setting ...... 19
13. B: Protecting Local Heritage Assets ...... 20
Policy B: Protecting local heritage assets ...... 23
14. C: Archaeology ...... 24
Policy C: Archaeology ...... 24
15. D: Design of Development ...... 25
Policy D: Design OF Development ...... 28
16. E: Community Involvement ...... 29
Policy E: Community Involvement ...... 29
17. F: Sustainable Development ...... 30
Policy F: Sustainable Development ...... 31
18. G: Housing Type ...... 32
Policy G: Housing Type ...... 33
19. H: Village Facilities and Services ...... 35
Policy H: Village Facilities and Services ...... 37
20. I. Parking ...... 39
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Policy I - Parking ...... 40
21. J. Green Infrastructure ...... 41
Policy J – green infrastructure ...... 42
22. K: Local Green Space ...... 43
23. L: Footpaths, Cycleways and Bridleways ...... 45
Policy L: Footpaths, Cycleways and Bridleways ...... 46
24. M: Highway Safety and Traffic Impact ...... 47
Policy M: Highway Safety and Impact ...... 48
25. N: Footway and Pedestrian Safety ...... 49
Policy N: footway and pedestrian safety ...... 50
26. Community Infrastructure Levy ...... 51
27. Projects for Collingham ...... 52
28. Maps ...... 54
29. Appendix 1: Collingham’s Landscape Setting and Green Space ...... 62
30. Appendix 2. Historical Development of Collingham and Resulting Character Area Assessments .. 70
31. Appendix 3 Archaeological and Heritage Summary ...... 84
32. Appendix 4: Public Rights of Way ...... 89
33. List of Abbreviations ...... 91
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Instead of local people being told what to do, the Government thinks that local communities should have genuine opportunities to influence the future of the places where they live. The Localism Act (2011) introduces a new right for communities to draw up a neighbourhood plan. Neighbourhood planning will allow communities, to come together through a local parish council or neighbourhood forum and say where they think new houses, businesses and shops should go – and what they should look like.
1.2 These plans can be very simple and concise or can go into considerable detail. Local authorities will be able to use neighbourhood planning to grant full or outline planning permission in areas where they most want to see new homes and businesses, making it easier and quicker for development to go ahead.
1.3 Local communities can now set out their vision for an area and shape planning policies for the use and development of land. It is about local rather than strategic issues.
1.4 Provided a neighbourhood development plan or order is in line with national planning policy, with the strategic vision for the wider area set by the local authority and with other legal requirements, local people will be able to vote on it in a referendum. If the plan is approved by a majority of those who vote, then the local authority will bring it into force.
1.5 Collingham is part of the Parish of Collingham with Linton. The Local Planning Authority is Leeds City Council (LCC). This Plan is therefore a constituent part of the Leeds Local Plan and the high level, overarching, and strategic elements of the Local Plan are contained mostly with the LCC Core Strategy.
1.6 LCC issued the publication draft of its Core Strategy for consultation purposes in February 2012. Following amendments from this consultation and examination by an Independent Inspector, LCC formally adopted the Core Strategy in November 2014 and this will now become a key part of the Local Plan.
1.7 This Plan does not and indeed cannot identify specific sites for housing development nor set a target for the number of dwellings to be built. Within the Local Plan it is the Site Allocation Plan that will identify these and also carry out any necessary changes to Green Belt boundaries that may be necessary to accommodate this development.
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2. FOREWORD
Response of your Parish Council
2.1 Just over three years ago, Collingham with Linton Parish Council looked at the feasibility of producing a Neighbourhood Plan for the whole Parish. As the two villages within the Parish – Collingham and Linton – are distinctly individual communities, the Parish Council decided that it would be more appropriate to designate two Neighbourhood Areas so that separate Plans could be prepared specifically for each village.
2.2 This Pre-submission Draft Neighbourhood Plan for Collingham is the result of that decision. It has been prepared with a considerable amount of hard work by the Steering Group with regular consultation with the residents of Collingham including two Open Weekend events. A Village Survey was organised and it is pleasing to note that a high proportion of residents responded which has given a strong evidence base for this Draft Plan.
2.3 Many consultations have also taken place with Leeds City Council Planning Department and it must be recognised that this Plan will sit alongside the Leeds Core Strategy, Site Allocations Development Plan and other documents comprising the Local Plan. It is not therefore necessary to include policies that are adequately covered elsewhere in the Local Plan, and specifically it is not necessary to identify sites for housing or a number of housing sites to be delivered. This Plan is about the Vision we share for Collingham and how any new development in Collingham will contribute to that vision.
2.4 The Planning Policies are of particular importance and aim to manage future development in Collingham. If the Collingham Neighbourhood Plan successfully passes the statutory procedures, it will become part of Leeds City Council’s Local Plan and an important document when planning applications for Collingham are considered.
2.5 It is now very important, however, that during the statutory six weeks consultation period as many residents and statutory consultees as possible take time to review this document. Comments, or suggestions for amendments, can be made either on the Response Form provided or by email to Julian Holmes, Chairman of the Collingham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group using the email address [email protected].
2.6 The Parish Council would like to thank all those involved in the preparation of this document for their enormous effort and commitment in producing it, including Planning Aid England and latterly Community Planning Consultant Mike Dando, who have guided the Steering Group through the intricacies of this process.
2.7 The Draft Plan has also required some considerable funding during the preparation process and thanks must also go to the Community Development Foundation for the grant aid provided.
Julian Holmes
Chairman
Collingham with Linton Parish Council
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3. PURPOSE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Enhancing our quality of life and the environment in which we live
3.1 The purpose of Neighbourhood Plans is to allow local communities to set out a vision for an area followed by planning policies and projects to help deliver this vision. It is about local rather than strategic issues. The policies do not need to repeat those included elsewhere - for example, the Plan does not need to restate the Green Belt Policy but will refer to the protection it provides from a Collingham perspective.
3.2 A Neighbourhood Plan is required to be pro-development and the community understands the need to accommodate housing growth. However, there is great concern that new development in Collingham could erode the very qualities that make the village special if it is not carefully managed in terms of its scale and design. This next layer of growth for the village must create developments of quality which contribute to the character of the village and which provide local benefit.
3.3 Through extensive consultation it has been made very clear that people like living in Collingham.
3.4 Your Neighbourhood Plan will influence and raise the quality of design and layout of any new development in Collingham by providing policy requirements and guidance to be followed by all those involved in the design and planning process. Leeds City Council (LCC), as the Local Planning Authority, will use the Neighbourhood Plan to consider whether proposals constitute sustainable and sensitive design solutions in a Collingham context.
3.5 Your Neighbourhood Plan, when adopted, should ensure that any development respects and enhances the character of the village.
3.6 The document will set out a number of design principles taking account of the Village Design Statement and explaining the key requirements that LCC will take into consideration when assessing planning proposals.
3.7 Fundamental to the plan is the emphasis on an integrated design process from inception, where good ‘place- making’ and sustainable development are considered as one. A range of topics is therefore to the plan such as: building regulations; environmental health; renewable energy; leisure opportunities; a balance between the rural and built environment and the aspirations of the residents.
3.8 The essence of the Neighbourhood Plan is to ensure that everyone, including developers, has a proper understanding of the local context and distinctive character of the village of Collingham. This includes the identification of existing features of importance to enable design proposals to be compatible with their surroundings, to maintain a strong sense of place and to reinforce local identity. Development cannot be on an ad hoc or opportunistic basis.
*The committee has attempted to use layman’s terms but, given the audience, this has not always been possible. A glossary is included to aid understanding.
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4. OUR VISION FOR COLLINGHAM
4.1 People like living in Collingham!
4.2 Drawing on the Vision presented at the walk in meeting 29th and 30th June 2013 and summarising the results of our public engagement the Vision for Collingham is:
4.3 To ensure that growth and development is controlled and appropriate so that residents continue to enjoy village life.
4.4 By 2028, Collingham will still be a village well separated from its neighbours, with its own unique character and with substantial separation from the surrounding settlements.
4.5 Its special characteristics – the Conservation Area, green spaces, river banks easy access to the surrounding countryside, heritage assets and its 1,000 year old church – will be intact and much improved. These, together with its thriving leisure and sports clubs will continue to sustain a friendly atmosphere in a village where people like to live.
4.6 The village’s population is likely to have grown, but only in proportion to the capacity of its infrastructure and services and without detriment to its special character. Development will have been planned and built in accordance with the Village Design Statement, and Neighbourhood Plan Policies. It will fit harmoniously into the existing character of Collingham and be well linked by footpaths, bridleways and cycle-ways. Development will have included a number of smaller dwellings to accommodate young people, families and older people.
4.7 Residents and visitors to Collingham will be able to enjoy circular walks and rides through Collingham and beyond to Linton, East Keswick and Bardsey.
4.8 The centre of the village will be vibrant with a range of shops and meeting points. Car parking will have improved and safety for pedestrians and cyclists will be enhanced by reducing the flow and speed of traffic through the village.
4.9 Future development of Collingham will continue to contribute to a vibrant village and healthy and active community.
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5. OUR OBJECTIVES FOR COLLINGHAM
The objectives set out below are designed to balance any development within the village with the residents’ wish to retain Collingham’s unique character and to provide opportunities to continue to contribute to a vibrant village and a healthy community.
5.1 Any new development will still maintain substantial separation from our neighbouring villages and minimise the quantity of land required but will also be in keeping with the density of housing characteristic of the area.
5.2 New housing will include a number of smaller dwellings
5.3 Good design will enhance the appearance of any new development and contribute to Collingham being a pleasant place.
5.4 New development will be designed to sit sensitively within the existing environment and retains Collingham’s unique character.
5.5 Architectural features that add positively to Collingham’s rural ambience will be replicated.
5.6 Development will protect and enrich the landscape generally including agricultural land, woodland, wildlife habitats, and particularly the key views into and out of the village.
5.7 The Parish Council and residents will be involved in the scrutiny of planning proposals and delivery of the Plan.
5.8 All existing infrastructure, services, and facilities, will be protected, enhanced and enjoyed by an increasing number of residents.
5.9 Open space will be provided with the maximum degree of protection through the Planning system.
5.10 Deficiencies in the quantity and quality of Green Space will be identified and improvements made.
5.11 The existing Rights of Way network will be improved by creating new footpaths, bridleways and cycle ways to extend connectivity and improve access to the surrounding rural countryside.
5.12 Traffic Management measures commensurate with the village setting will be introduced to mitigate congestion resulting from development in and around Collingham.
5.13 The speed of traffic will be reduced.
5.14 Walking and cycling to the village centre and other facilities will be a safe and pleasant experience.
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6. THE PREPARATION PROCESS
6.1 The designated body with responsibility to 6.2 Collingham has been formally designated as a produce the Collingham Neighbourhood Plan is Neighbourhood Planning Area through the Collingham with Linton Parish Council. This Plan Application made under the Neighbourhood relates to the area within the Parish boundary to Planning Regulations 2012 (Part 2 section 6) dated the south of the River Wharfe, comprising the 12th March 2013 and approved by Leeds City village of Collingham and surrounding area. Council on 15th August 2013. The Plan Area is shown on Map 1.
Map 1: Collingham – Area of Neighbourhood Plan
Crown Copyright and database right 2014 Ordnance Survey LA100019567
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6.3 Various advertisements were placed encouraging 6.6 These Guiding Principles were almost members of the community to join the unanimously accepted by the residents who Neighbourhood Planning Committee and the completed a Village Survey. This Survey has committee was established in July 2012. On 30th contributed a great deal to the evidence base as August 2013, following area designation, the have communications from clubs, societies and Parish Council conveyed responsibility to this service providers. The Community Feedback group for producing the Neighbourhood sections under the Planning Policies of the Plan, Development Plan by letter stating: which are set out below, summarise the findings of the various consultations. “The Parish Council is very pleased that you have been successful in establishing a committee for the 6.7 The following key consultations were undertaken Collingham Neighbourhood Plan, comprising Julian during the Plan preparation: Holmes, John Groves, Peter Costello, Kay Lawton, Louise Downie, Andrew Jackson, Mike Hodges, Ken 22nd September 2012 - Walk in meeting. 124 Campbell, William Sparling, Paul Wills and Angela attendees which represents 12% of households. Beaumont. Through this letter the Parish Council 250 comments on the options for development. instructs you to commence production of the plan on September 2012 - Village Survey, 259 responses our behalf and conveys full responsibility for all which represents 25% of households. aspects of the plan to the committee, and other subgroup you may establish to deliver the plan. June 2013 - Walk in meeting to consider housing options and issues. 280 attendees, 204 written Julian Holmes, John Groves and Peter Costello will responses with 475 individual comments. continue to be the Parish Council's representatives on the committee and the Parish Council offers its full 6.8 In conjunction with the walk in meetings, the support to them and the rest of the volunteers committee contacted all the landowners or their involved in this vitally important project.” agents. Engagement both in advance and subsequent to the meetings, ensured that 6.4 The Committee has drawn extensively on earlier opportunities for development have been work in the production of the Collingham with considered on an informed basis throughout Linton Parish Plan and the Parish of Collingham preparation of this Plan. with Linton Village Design Statement (VDS). The VDS, approved in May 2010, provides 6.9 Further details of the Guiding Principles and the supplementary planning guidance to be findings from the consultations will be included as considered in determining planning applications a Consultation Statement to accompany the Final Plan. 6.5 The Committee has been diligent in ensuring that the statements and policies included in the 6.10 Two versions of the pre-submission Draft Plan Neighbourhood Plan are entirely evidence - based have been prepared for Regulation 14 and supported by the opinions of the people who consultation– this document is the full version live in, work in and visit Collingham. At the outset and an abridged version which summarises the Guiding Principles were established to record the key issues. The main document will be sent to the aims of the Neighbourhood Plan and also the high statutory consultees and a copy will be available level tasks the committee was to deliver. for viewing at the Collingham Memorial Hall, The Half Moon and other relevant locations such as Wetherby Library.
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6.11 Both versions will also be available for viewing obligations, including human rights requirements. or downloading from the Parish Council website: The key EU obligations to consider are considered www.clpc.info together with all the supporting to be: documents mentioned in this Draft Plan. The summary version will be hand delivered to all Directive 2001/42/EC on the residents and circulated to various interested assessment of the effects of certain parties. plans and programmes on the environment (Strategic Environmental 6.12 Two Open Events will be held October 2015 Impact Directive). during the six-week statutory consultation period for villagers to drop in, view all the relevant Directive 2011/92/EU on the documents and make comments as appropriate. assessment of the effects of certain A response form for comments and suggested public and private projects on the amendments is included with both the main and environment (Environmental Impact summary versions of the pre-submission Draft Assessment Directive) Plan. Directive 92/43/EEC on the 6.13 All comments from the six weeks consultation conservation of natural habitats and of exercise will then be analysed and appropriate wild fauna and flora amendments will be made to the pre-submission Directive 2009/147/EC on the draft if required. conservation of wild birds. 6.14 The Draft Final Plan will then be submitted to 6.18 Subject to the successful examination, the LCC with all supporting documents. LCC will then Collingham Neighbourhood Plan will then arrange Regulation 16 publicity which includes following necessary modifications prescribed by publicising the Plan, make it available for the Examiner proceed to a local referendum inspection and inviting anyone interested to organised by LCC. The Examiner may make comment on it by a specific date not less than 6 recommendations to LCC with regard to any need weeks from its publication. LCC will also notify to extend the referendum outside Collingham. anyone referred to in the consultation statement that the plan has been received. 6.19 If there is a favourable response to the referendum (50% plus in favour), the Collingham 6.15 Following Regulation 16 publicity, LCC will Neighbourhood Plan will become part of the provide copies of all the required documents to statutory Local Plan for the area and becomes an an agreed Independent Examiner who will be important document in decisions about planning appointed to report on how the Plan meets the applications in Collingham. This legal standing statutory requirements and basic conditions. differentiates this document from existing 6.16 The Plan must be compatible with National documents such as the Collingham with Linton Planning Policy, contribute to achieving Village Design Statement (VDS) and the sustainable development and be in general Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal conformity with the strategic policies of Leeds City Management Plan (CAAMP), which only have the Council. status of non-statutory planning support documents. 6.17 In addition the neighbourhood Plan must be compatible with the key European Union
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7. STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN
7.1 After a short community profile describing the setting and development history of Collingham and an outline of the village today, this Plan sets out:
The Planning Policies, which will form the local policy framework for managing new development and achieving the Vision and Objectives
Projects for Collingham – an extensive list of non-planning Community Projects have been drawn up to deliver the Vision and Objectives. To help implement some of the policies these are listed after each relevant Planning Policy and also in priority order in Section 27.
Funding of Projects through Community Infrastructure Levy and other funding sources.
8. COLLINGHAM’S RURAL ENVIRONMENT
8.1 The landscape setting of Collingham is dominated 8.2 Whilst the main village has seen development by the Wharfe Valley and the rolling hills rising during the 20th Century, it retains a number of from the valley sides to the surrounding plateau green spaces that contribute to its character and area. The Wharfe Valley forms the natural divide provide opportunities for some informal and between Collingham and Linton with the road formal recreation. In accordance with national bridge now the only connection. The river banks planning guidance, the community wishes to see are lined with mature and often overhanging the most important of these spaces protected for deciduous trees, forming a linear green barrier future generations. Accordingly they will be between the river and the houses. afforded protection from new development unless exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise.
8.3 A detailed description of the Wharfe valley and descriptions of the key green infrastructure to be found in each of the character areas is given in Appendix 1.
8.4 Within the Plan Area, there has been a number of sightings of species which are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and which have been recorded by West Yorkshire Ecology as follows: otters, voles, bats, Pale St John’s Wort
and Thistle Broomrape.
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8.5 Also within the Plan Area are the following UK Priority Habitats – Deciduous Woodland and Lowland Calcareous Grassland.
9. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF COLLINGHAM
9.1 Most of the development has taken place on 9.3 Significant growth in Collingham began in the gently sloping land between the flood plain and second decade of the 20th Century initially along the steep valley side. Early development including The Avenue, Leeds Road (Crabtree Hill), and St Oswald’s church was to the east of Collingham Harewood Road beyond the cricket ground. Beck. Locally quarried Millstone Grit was used as Growth continued throughout the rest of the the main building material. century, particularly so following the Second World War. For most of the time it took the form
9.2 Despite the arrival of the railway in the 1870s, of detached houses with good sized gardens along with connections to Leeds, Harrogate and York, both sides of Harewood Road to the top of the and the location of a station (Collingham Bridge) hill, to the east of Leeds Road (Crabtree Green) on Linton Road, the original village remained and additionally towards the ridge to the south of relatively undeveloped and rural in character up School Lane (Hollybush Green). The semi- to the end of the 19th century. detached council estates of Brookside and Garth End in between were commenced before the Second World War.
9.4 The developer of Hollybush Green built Millbeck Green in the 1960s.
9.5 The shopping centre (Hastings Court and Elizabeth Court) was developed in the 1960s.
9.6 The railway was closed in the mid-1960s with the station and goods yard being replaced by new
housing. Continuing housing demand led to further estates being built, though at higher
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building densities - Bishopdale (1980s) and Linton Road and Bishopdale, including The Kingfisher (1990s). Avenue and Kingfisher.
9.7 Greater detail of the historical development Harewood Road, including Langwith including a description of the architectural Wood Local Nature Area. features typical of each period of development is included in Appendix 2. Millbeck Green.
9.8 Bearing this development pattern in mind, Crabtree Green to Jewitt Lane including Collingham can be considered to comprise five Brookside, The Garths, and Hollybush character areas: Green.
The village core from Wattle Syke to the 9.9 A description of each of these character areas is Old Mill site and the Sports Ground, also given in Appendix 2. including the new 2010 Conservation
Area.
Map 2: Historic Map of Collingham c.1925
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10. COLLINGHAM TODAY
10.1 The village is perceived to be a safe and 10.4 The special interest of Collingham is made up desirable place in which to live with good access of many key elements which all interact to create to services and employment via excellent road a real sense of place. connections. The surrounding countryside and
relatively unspoilt village centre contribute greatly 10.5 The layout of Main Street with its flanking to the rural ambience appreciated by many parallel roads of School Lane and Church Lane provides a reminder of the village history within residents. its centre. 10.2 The 2011 census shows that the population
has grown to 2,683 and the housing stock is 1,050 10.6 The high retention of historic structures - St. homes. The vast majority are within the main Oswald’s church is the obvious focal point, but there are many historic buildings throughout the village. The remainder are in the hamlet of Compton or on Birdalefield Lane. area, with the varying scale and status of the buildings emphasising the historic development of 10.3 There are two churches and Collingham Lady the area. Elizabeth Hastings Primary School. One of the 10.7 The activity around the village centre adds to distinguishing features of Collingham is the the vibrancy of Collingham. Shops, cafes, sports number of sport’s clubs and facilities for a facilities and a public house all sit amongst each community of this size. These include Collingham other and next to domestic dwellings. This, with Linton Sports Association (cricket, football, coupled with the accessibility of the area through squash and racketball), Collingham Bowls Club many footpaths and footways, establishes and Collingham Tennis Club. Other services and Collingham as a location that continues to thrive. facilities available in Collingham are listed below: 10.8 The high level of activity in the village centre Collingham businesses and services 2015 is balanced by the surrounding countryside and open green spaces, particularly the Glebe Field Tesco convenience store; and Orchard garden. These elements bring a independent car dealer; sense of calmness to the busy centre. delicatessen & café; hairdressers; pharmacy; 10.9 Historic buildings, street layout, green space, dentist; fish & chip shop; accessibility and activity all work together wine merchants; countrystore; dry cleaners; effectively to make Collingham a place of special interest, whose character and appearance is gift shop; beauty salon; travel agency; interior worthy of both preservation and enhancement. designer; public house; restaurant; rape seed oil 10.10 Outside the village envelope and current built producer; bathroom areas, all of the land within the Neighbourhood showroom; stoves Area (apart from one area) was designated Green showroom; three horse Belt and Special Landscape Area (N37) in the livery businesses; various Leeds City Council’s Unitary Development Plan small farmers. (UDP). The Key Diagram in the Leeds Core Strategy maintains the Green Belt boundary and
Policy N37 is retained.
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11. PLANNING POLICIES FOR COLLINGHAM
I - Parking;
11.1 The planning policies set out below have been J - Green Infrastructure; devised to manage future development in K - Local Green Space; Collingham. The intention is that these policies L - Footpaths, Cycle ways and Bridleways ; will be taken into account by planning applicants M - Highway safety and Traffic Impact; and decision-makers when an application is N - Footway and Pedestrian Safety submitted and decisions are made as to whether an application is accepted or refused. 11.4 In order to assist those seeking to apply these policies, each policy has supporting text setting
11.2 Any development must be sustainable out the context in which the relevant policy has thereby making environmental, social and been formulated, the local community’s views on economic progress for current and future that subject and the evidence that supports the generations. These three dimensions constitute policy. All the policies have been carefully what is sustainable in planning terms. framed, taking account of the context provided by Environmental – contributing to protecting and the following planning policy documents: enhancing our natural, built and historic environment The National Planning Policy Framework; Social – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy The Parish of Collingham with Linton Village communities Design Statement; The Collingham with Linton Parish Plan; Economic – contributing to building a strong, The Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal responsive and competitive economy and Management Plan (CAAMP); Leeds Local Plan; and 11.3 The policies are: Local information collected through the A - Protecting the Village Setting; Neighbourhood Plan communication and B - Protecting local heritage assets; consultation process. C - Archaeology; 11.5 A summary list of community Projects to help D - Design of Development; deliver the Vision is shown after each Policy E - Community Involvement; where appropriate. These Projects have evolved F - Sustainable Development; over the Plan preparation and further details can G - Housing Type; be found in Section 27, together with a Projects H - Village Facilities, Services and Assets of Priority List. Community Value;
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12. A: PROTECTING THE VILLAGE SETTING
Objectives
1. Any new development will still maintain substantial separation from our neighbouring villages and minimise the quantity of land required but will also be in keeping with the density of housing characteristic of the area.
3. Good design will enhance the appearance of any new development, and contribute to Collingham being a pleasant place.
4. New development will be designed to sit sensitively within the existing environment and retains Collingham’s unique character.
5. Development will protect and enrich the landscape generally including agricultural land, woodland, wildlife habitats, and particularly the key views into and out of the village.
Justification and Evidence
CS. This provides protection to the character and
12.1 The unique nature of Collingham’s landscape appearance of the landscape. The features which setting and historical development is described in have led to this designation are set out at sections 8, 9 and 10 with further details provided Appendix 1. in Appendices 1, and 2. 12.2 The majority of the rural environment 12.4 The Village Design Statement Map 2 page 11 surrounding Collingham is currently designated as indicates key views. The Neighbourhood Planning Green Belt. The NPPF and LCC CS Spatial Policy 10 Committee has expanded this map to include describe the retention of Green Belt and set out additional key views and also to show the target the circumstances where the Green Belt boundary of the views. This is included as Map 3. An early may be revised. The process for revising the version of this Map was displayed at public Green Belt boundary is through the Site meetings in support of the other documentation. Allocations Development Plan and it has been indicated that the Green Belt boundary around 12.5 Appendix 1 shall be used as a reference in Collingham will be maintained in the latest determining any impact on the village setting iteration of this document. resulting from planning proposals.
12.3 Collingham’s rural environment is also designated as Special Landscape Area. Policy N37
from the Unitary Development Plan 2006 (UDP) has been saved and remains in force alongside the
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Feedback from the Community
12.6 Consultation in September 2012 revealed the following opinion about protecting and improving green space:
Protect wooded hillsides and ridge lines and open country views - 98% agreed
Protect woodland to the edge of the River Wharfe – 96% agreed
POLICY A: PROTECTING THE VILLAGE SETTING
Development shall protect the village setting by taking into account that Collingham is part of a community of small rural villages and wishes to retain its unique identity.
Development shall have a positive impact on the rural and landscape character and special features of the village setting. It shall be proportionate in scale and reflect the character of its locality.
Development should be sensitively designed, particularly where highly visible in open landscape as defined by the areas highlighted in blue on map 3, and utilise appropriate planting and screening in order to minimise visual intrusion. Such new landscaping should be appropriate to the habitat and landscape character of its locality. Preservation of undeveloped wooded hillsides and ridgelines is a key consideration.
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13. B: PROTECTING LOCAL HERITAGE ASSETS
Objectives
2. New housing will include a number of smaller dwellings.
3. Good design will enhance the appearance of any new development, and contribute to Collingham being a pleasant place.
4. New development will be designed to sit sensitively within the existing environment and will retain Collingham’s unique character.
5. Architectural features that add positively to Collingham’s rural ambience will be replicated.
Justification and Evidence
as being ‘positive’, for one or more of the
13.1 National Policy recognises the country’s following reasons: heritage assets as irreplaceable (Para 126 of NPPF). Chapter 12 of the NPPF sets out a detailed Landmark buildings; approach to conserving and enhancing the historic Buildings which provide evidence of the environment. This section of the Neighbourhood village history and development; Plan describes those unique Collingham heritage Buildings of architectural merit; features to be considered in relation to chapter 12 Buildings with local historical associations; of the NPPF. Buildings which exemplify local vernacular styles; and 13.2 LCC CS Policy P11 sets out the importance of Groups of buildings which together make a Conservation of our historic buildings, townscapes positive contribution to the streetscape. and landscapes. Greater detail in support of this Policy are provided by Conservation Area 13.5 The CAAMP states that the Collingham Appraisal and Management Plans and also Village Conservation Area is of both architectural and Design Statements. Collingham is protected by historic interest due to the special combination of both. building design and accessibility via footpaths, footways and green spaces. The following 13.3 The heart of the village is almost exclusively a principal issues and opportunities were identified: Conservation Area. LCC approved the CAAMP on the 22nd February 2010 to be used as a material Appropriate screening and sympathetic consideration in the determination of planning treatment of exposed car parking; applications. Map 4 below identifies the extent of The impact of heavy traffic on the area; the revised Conservation Area. Maintenance of public footpaths; 13.4 Map 4 also indicates those buildings within Protection and enhancement of Green Space; the Conservation Area which have been identified Tree Management;
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Sensitive new development in and adjacent to 13.8 Outside the village envelope, connectivity the conservation area; within the landscape can be enhanced by small Risk of unsympathetic public realm having a woodland and native hedgerow planting. detrimental effect; Inappropriate infill development; Development affecting the setting of the conservation area; Protecting surviving historic architectural details and promoting the replacement of inappropriate fixtures and fittings; Boundary treatments need to be consistent with existing boundaries.
13.6 The CAAMP also identifies the following key
ways to retain character:
Retention of the mix of building types within the conservation area; Dominance of detached architecture retained; New build to be normally of two storeys and employing regular fenestration; Key views towards open countryside not to be compromised; Use of regularly coursed millstone grit/sandstone in the construction of boundary walls and buildings; New buildings orientated to face the street front; Retention of Green Space; Retention of the accessibility to green spaces within and adjacent to the conservation area; Retention of footpaths and ginnels.
13.7 In terms of the quality of the environment, it should be emphasised that it is not just the nature of the buildings which gives them character but equally the spaces between them, many of which are green, together with important groups of mature trees within the village envelopes. The preservation and enhancement of green spaces and tree cover throughout is therefore a key consideration in tandem with the conservation of the built environment.
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Map 4: Collingham Conservation Area, Positive and Listed Buildings
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Feedback from the Community
13.9 The Collingham Neighbourhood Plan Guiding Principles 1 was to identify, protect, maintain and improve the characteristic village features of Collingham, and ensure Collingham enhances its rural ambience. 98% of the respondents to the September 2012 Village Survey agree with this Guiding Principle. The survey also identified that people enjoy proximity to the village centre while retaining a sense of place in the countryside.
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13.10 A similar village survey was carried out in 2004 to inform the Parish Plan and Village Design Statement. The results indicate a consistency of opinion through the period. Highlights include:
94% wish to preserve the character of Collingham
87% wish to protect and enhance natural and historic assets
13.11 There have been two public consultation events looking at possible housing sites in Collingham, the first in September 2012, and the second in June 2013. One of the conclusions drawn is that any development permitted must not detract from the character of the village.
POLICY B: PROTECTING LOCAL HERITAGE ASSETS
Where development has the potential to have a negative impact on a local heritage asset a report by an appropriate expert shall be provided describing how the proposal:
a. Respects and protects its settings, particularly within the Conservation Area.
b. Retains Positive Buildings (see Map 4) in all but exceptional circumstances, and protects them from unsympathetic development.
c. Retains mature or important trees. Development that envisages the loss of ancient trees or trees of good arboriculture and/or amenity value will not be permitted unless justified by an acceptable professional tree survey/arboriculture statement. Where removal of such trees can be justified, replacement(s) with trees of similar amenity value and maturity should be provided.
d. Ensuring that where appropriate archaeological investigations/recording takes place in advance of any proposed development.
PROJECTS
The general upgrading of the ‘street scene’ including lighting, signage, street furniture, pedestrian railings and materials more in keeping with the Conservation Area status. “Streets for All” guidance as published by English Heritage shall be used as the basis for the installation of signs and street furniture.
Provide sympathetic lighting for community safety reasons to ginnels and footpaths.
A tree management strategy, including a fully updated review of Tree Preservation Orders is required, together with their protection.
The arrangement of the shopping centre (Hastings and Elizabeth Courts) is unsympathetic to the street pattern and fails to create any ‘sense of place’. There is a need to mitigate these failings by screening the service yards to the shops, undertaking tree planting and soft landscaping around the site and replacing the tarmac areas with better quality surface materials including paving where appropriate. Consideration should be given to screening the car park areas.
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14. C: ARCHAEOLOGY
Objectives
4 New development will be designed to sit sensitively within the existing environment and retains Collingham’s unique character.
Justification and Evidence
14.1 Collingham has possibly been inhabited for nearly 2,000 years and buried evidence of past occupation is likely to survive. Most notable sites within Collingham are:
Crop marks indicating possibly extensive Iron Age agriculture.
Roman Villa complex at Dalton Parlours. Excavations have revealed several distinct buildings with a hypocaust heating system.
An Iron Age settlement at Wattle Syke with subsequent Roman development.
St Oswald’s church may be the site of an Anglo Saxon monastery referenced in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History.
14.2 In 2009 LCC requested West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service (WYAAS) to produce an archaeological/historical summary of the Collingham Conservation Area and surrounds. (See Appendix 4) The Plan Area contains two Class 2 Archaeological Sites 150/151) which are ancient crop marks, and over 8000 flints have already been found around Whitwell House Farm, which makes this site of significant regional importance. As part of the Neighbourhood Plan process WYASS have advised that they would like a policy included to direct potential developers towards the possibility of archaeological remains.
14.3 Development which could disturb archaeological remains may require a watching brief to ensure the preservation of archaeological finds.
POLICY C: ARCHAEOLOGY
In areas with an opportunity to encounter archaeological remains appropriate investigations/recording shall take place in advance of any proposed development.
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15. D: DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT
Objectives
1. Any new development will still maintain substantial separation from our neighbouring villages and minimise the quantity of land required but will also be in keeping with the density of housing characteristic of the area.
3. Good design will enhance the appearance of any new development, and contribute to Collingham being a pleasant place.
4. New development will be designed to sit sensitively within the existing environment and will retain Collingham’s unique character.
5. Architectural features that add positively to Collingham’s rural ambience will be replicated.
6. Development will protect and enrich the landscape generally including agricultural land, woodland, wildlife habitats, and particularly the key views into and out of the village.
Justification and Evidence
15.1 Good design is recognised by national policy The overwhelming majority of houses built since as comprising a key aspect of sustainable the beginning of the C20th have forward-facing development. It is indivisible from good planning. gables. National policy requires good design to contribute positively to making places better for people (NPPF para. 56).
15.2 Taking an overview of the various styles in Collingham, several themes emerge:
The dominant building material is random or regularly coursed millstone.
Most stone-built gables are supported by distinctive stepped corbels.
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housing to ensure a continuity of style whilst allowing flexibility in the basic housing design.
15.4 Brick housing in the Arts & Crafts style could also be adapted and developed for any future new housing, as has been demonstrated by new development on Harewood Road.
15.5 To be successful, any future development needs to be mindful of the local character, while addressing sustainability. A particular threat is the tendency for new build to be of suburban form Many houses have round-headed or circular and design, executed in materials of lower quality windows with radiating bands of stone. than the surrounding positive buildings. Equally, poorly designed and detailed ‘pastiche’ development can be as detrimental to special character as development that shows no regard for its setting.
15.6 Appendix 2 includes detailed character area assessments and shall be used as a reference in determining the sufficiency of design proposals in accordance with this Neighbourhood Plan. Map 10 shows the extent of each Housing Characteristic Area.
15.7 Core Strategy Policy P10: Design, Policy P11: Conservation and Policy P12: Landscape together Roman arches dominate for porches and arches describe the key principles of acceptable housing above side entrances. These are usually defined design. The objective would be to create new by a band of thin stones. developments that contribute positively to the setting and character of Collingham. This is as described in the Collingham with Linton Village Design Statement (2010) and also within the Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.
15.8 Leeds Core Strategy Policy H3: Density of Residential Development, describes a requirement to develop at a minimum 30 houses per hectare. Lower density will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, including the character and appearance in Conservation Areas. 15.3 Most of these features originate in the mid- This density is higher than that typical of C20th but do serve to characterise the building Collingham’s existing residential areas which style of the Village. These distinctive features generally include well-separated properties with could be successfully incorporated into any new appropriate garden areas. Careful consideration
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will be required through design to ensure that an ambience helping to differentiate Collingham appropriate transition between existing from typical suburban villages. properties and any new ones are provided. 15.14 Existing street lighting should minimise light 15.9 The VDS expands the character area pollution and use white light wherever possible appraisals beyond the village core and includes and any new lighting should carefully consider policies for new development designed generally residential amenity and be used primarily for to protect the existing village environment. safety purposes, particularly for pedestrians.
15.10 VDS Map 2 page 11 indicates key views. The 15.15 Much development in Collingham is likely to Neighbourhood Planning Committee has be by extension and modernisation of existing expanded this map to include additional key views properties. These developments have the and also to show the target of the views. This is potential to change the character of the built included as Map 3. An earlier version of this map environment, and, as indicated in both the VDS was displayed at public meetings in support of the Village Survey 2004 and October 2012 Village other documentation. Survey, residents have a wish to minimise the negative impact of this type of development.
15.11 Policy 6.5 included in the VDS states: Often extensions include the creation of dormer “As part of recognising the local distinctive windows. characters, any new infill development should 15.16 It is noticeable in Collingham that gabled respect the existing pattern and density of dormer windows fit with the overall village design surrounding development. In particular, garden in a more sympathetic way than flat-topped areas are recognised as making an important dormer windows. Where dormer windows are contribution to the character and appearance of an proposed they should preferably have area, providing visual amenity benefits for local gable/hipped ends and flat-topped dormers residents, contributing to both the spatial should only be used on extensions where they are character and to the green infrastructure of the sympathetic to the design of the original property. neighbourhood. Any proposal to develop on garden areas will be assessed against the impact the development will have on these characteristics and the impact on both the site itself and the wider locality.”
15.12 Increased density may be achieved by considering the housing demand or housing mix.
15.13 One of the key distinguishing features of Collingham is that large areas remain free from street lights. This contributes to the night-time character of the village and adds to the rural
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Feedback from the Community
existing character of Collingham. As described in
15.17 There have been two public consultation the Village Design Statement and Conservation events looking at possible housing sites in Area Management plan a great deal of this Collingham, the first in September 2012, and the character is provided by the generous proportion second in June 2013. The first was timed to of many existing housing plots. provide early input into the Leeds Site Allocation process and the second was to inform a response 15.19 The possibility of increasing the area of street to the Leeds Site Allocations Options and Issues lighting created a diverse response. The Steering Report. The conclusions from these exercises are: Group does not think the response is sufficiently supportive to include any proposals for new street Any development permitted must not detract lighting but it may, however, be appropriate to from the character of the village. include some community lighting to improve 15.18 Both the 2004 and 2012 Village surveys safety and security. identified that residents want to protect the
POLICY D: DESIGN OF DEVELOPMENT
Development proposals shall demonstrate that they: a. Recognise and reinforce the distinct local character in relation to height, scale, spacing, layout, orientation, design and materials of buildings. The use of vernacular detailing is encouraged. b. Incorporate landscaping to mitigate the visual impact of development and to ensure that proposals merge into the existing village context. Landscape schemes should seek to include native species (where appropriate). c. Boundary walls, hedges and fences reflect the distinct local character in relation to materials and design including footways and grass strips in verges. d. Include architectural details and features similar to those of the neighbourhood or incorporated in the host building if the development is an extension.
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16. E: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Objectives
7. The Parish Council and residents will be involved in the scrutiny of planning proposals and delivery of the Plan.
Justification and Evidence
on progress of the Plan and other significant
16.1 This Policy seeks to encourage community planning issues. This has encouraged a wider involvement in the planning process. This has community engagement and it is vitally important regard to national policy, which is explicit in its that, in the future, residents continue to be aspiration of “allowing people and communities involved in ensuring the Plan delivery and back into planning” (Ministerial Introduction to commenting on the sufficiency of proposals made. NPPF). Many Policies allow for a degree of Planning applications will come forward and the interpretation and use phrases such as “seek to”. community should be consulted on an on-going It is the intention of this Policy to ensure that basis. proposals are developed with a clear understanding of how the community wishes 16.3 The Parish Council has often been approached these policies to be applied to a site and therefore by residents expressing concern with regard to provide any subsequent application greater planning applications, decisions and enforcement. chance of approval. The Parish Council believes early liaison would lead to more transparency resulting in more
16.2 Throughout the preparation of the Plan, the appropriate design and a better place to live. local community has been consulted and advised
POLICY E: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Planning applications for development of more than one new property shall be accompanied by a Statement of Community Involvement. This statement must include: a. An explanation of how the community has been consulted about the proposals; b. A demonstration that a range of means has been used to engage with local people; c. A record of the views expressed by local people; d. An explanation of how the proposals have responded to local people’s views;
This shall be demonstrated by a certificate signed by the Parish Council confirming that the community has been comprehensively consulted.
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17. F: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
6. Development will protect and enrich the landscape generally including agricultural land, woodland, wildlife habitats and particularly the key views into and out of the village.
8. All existing infrastructure, services, and facilities, will be protected, enhanced and enjoyed by an increasing number of residents.
Justification and Evidence
2007, see photos opposite. As a result a Flood
17.1 The main concerns of residents are the safety Committee was established and has worked and environmental impact of traffic on the two extremely hard since 2007 to try to provide a “A” roads that run through Collingham (see Map degree of flood protection to the properties most 10) and, the risk of flooding. at risk on Millbeck Green. The works have 17.2 The services that Collingham currently consisted of walls and bunds built in private supplies to the community are described in gardens and have been funded by individuals. section 10 Collingham Today. Collingham’s ability There is a genuine concern that any developments to sustainably accommodate any significant upstream in Collingham itself and upstream of additional housing will depend on the impact on Collingham in communities such as Bardsey, these services, infrastructure, and facilities. The Scarcroft and Thorner will increase runoff into main areas of concern will vary over the Plan Collingham Beck and exacerbate the flooding Period and currently centre on a shortage of problem. places available at the Primary School, the 17.4 Within the Neighbourhood Area working doctor’s surgery being at capacity and difficult farms still exist with extensive good quality access around the community for the elderly and agricultural land. The preservation of these those with disabilities. agricultural businesses is seen as vitally important 17.3 Collingham has been developed immediately and any proposal for housing development on adjacent to the River Wharfe flood plain, and such land should mitigate any impact on the Collingham Beck runs through the heart of the viability of the land. village. Collingham Beck has been classified as a
river by the Environment Agency and flooding has caused a great deal of damage as recently as
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not retrospectively after development has
17.5 There have been two public consultation been allowed to begin. events looking at possible housing sites in Collingham, the first in September 2012, and the The volume and the speed of traffic is a second in June 2013. The first was timed to major concern amongst the residents of provide early input into the Leeds Site Allocation Collingham. Before Collingham can accept process and the second was to inform a response any more development, plans must be put to the Leeds Site Allocations Options and Issues in place to show how traffic is going to be Report. The conclusions from these exercises are: managed along both the A58 and A659 corridors. Before Collingham can accept any more development, plans must be put in place The risk of flooding is a massively emotive to develop infrastructure. This includes subject in Collingham. adequate schooling, roads, drainage, public transport and health care provision. Pedestrian access and the frequent need Improvements should be provided in to cross busy roads is a concern advance of any housing development and throughout the village.
POLICY F: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Proposals for sites of more than 0.4 hectares will address any negative impact on Collingham’s services, infrastructure and facilities.
Proposals that increase flood risk in Collingham Beck or The River Wharfe will be refused.
Proposals that impact on good quality agricultural land will be required to assess the impact on the remaining agricultural business and provide appropriate mitigating measures.
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18. G: HOUSING TYPE
Objectives
1. New housing will include a number of smaller dwellings.
Justification and Evidence
18.1 Core Strategy Policy H4 – Housing Mix 18.6 The logical conclusion from these statistics is requires developments to address needs that there will be a demand for suitable housing measured over the longer term taking into for an ageing population and for those that wish account the nature of the development and to move this demand is likely to be for smaller character of the location. dwellings.
18.2 Within Collingham there is already a greater 18.7 This conclusion is shared by Leeds Strategic concentration of elderly people than the Leeds Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) Update (GVA and national average. The population of and Edge Analytics, May 2011). The SHMA Collingham is described by the census information analysis suggests that Leeds is likely to see a included in Table 1. continued growth in single person and couple households, with a relatively small rise in family
18.3 This indicates the population is becoming households. The analysis also points to a rising older, and the proportion over 75 at 12.8% is demand for smaller properties based on the already higher than that in Wetherby (10.6%) and projected increase in couple and single person much higher than that across Leeds (7.0%). households. In total, it is estimated that 55% of Currently 20.7% of residents in Collingham are demand for new stock will be for two-bedroom between the ages of 60 and 75. Assuming properties. residents choose to remain in Collingham then the proportion of over 75 is very likely to be even 18.8 Table 2 shows the housing stock in the Parish greater at the end of the Plan period. compared with the housing stock across Leeds. This shows a relative deficit in the number of
18.4 Conversely, the proportion of people of smaller properties. Due to the characteristics of ‘family building’ age (25 – 44) is almost half the the area it is not reasonable to expect the deficit city average, and there has been a significant to be removed completely, but this does show the reduction in this demographic over ten years. type of housing which is likely to be required. 18.5 Over the Plan period it is estimated that there 18.9 Proposals should therefore include smaller will be a 16% increase in households over 65; a housing designed to the latest accessible housing 30% increase in over 75s, a 70% increase in over design standards. Consideration should be given 85s (see CS paragraph 5.2.39). towards the provision of level access flats, bungalows and sheltered housing schemes.
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Feedback from the Community
18.10 Section 7 of the Village Survey Report concludes:
There is a demand for 2-bedroom property and a surplus of 4-bedroom property
There is a demand for sheltered housing or similar
The housing stock owned by respondents is very similar to that described in Table 3 above. The number living in detached houses is 62.5%
The number of people indicating a desire to down-size in the next 15 years is 31% compared with 17% who indicated they would prefer a larger property.
POLICY G: HOUSING TYPE
Any new housing development of more than one house shall provide a mix of dwelling types to include dwellings with fewer than four bedrooms to suit the changing needs of an ageing demographic profile.
Table 1. Changes in Population
Age Range, 2001 cohorts 2011 cohorts Difference 2001-2011 0-4 146 125 -21 5-9 169 171 2 10-14 176 187 11 15-19 143 149 6 20-24 71 89 18 25-29 81 65 -16 30-34 134 85 -49 35-39 185 139 -46 40-44 183 210 27 45-49 170 228 58 50-54 226 177 -49 55-59 209 179 -30 60-64 203 221 18 65-69 171 190 19 70-74 139 144 5 75 and over 264 324 60
Total 2670 2683 13
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Table 2: Housing Stock
Collingham with Linton Leeds No Bedrooms 0 0.0% 736 0.2% 1 Bedroom 23 1.8% 39752 12.4% 2 Bedrooms 195 15.7% 97037 30.3% 3 Bedrooms 393 31.6% 125874 39.3% 4 Bedrooms 406 32.6% 42990 13.4% 5 or More 228 18.3% 14207 4.4% Bedrooms
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19. H: VILLAGE FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Objective:
8. All existing infrastructure, services, and facilities, will be protected, enhanced and enjoyed by an increasing number of residents.
Justification and Evidence
19.1 Chapter 8 of the NPPF, Promoting Healthy 19.6 The Memorial Hall is used for private Communities, requires plans to guard against the functions and exhibitions and plays an especially unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services, important role in the community, serving as a particularly where this would reduce the present-day centre for activities whilst being a community’s ability to meet its day-to-day needs reminder of the sacrifices made by former (NPPF para 70). This Policy sets out which facilities inhabitants who also contributed to village life. and services in Collingham should be safeguarded
in this manner. 19.7 Across the village is a number of other places where residents and clubs meet. These include St 19.2 Although the village setting and the built Oswald’s Church, the Methodist Church, and the environment are instrumental in preserving the Scout Hut. The Methodist Church Hall is used by rural character of Collingham, it is the quality of many clubs and societies and it could be argued available services and facilities within the village that this has become its primary function. that helps to make Collingham a strong, vibrant Supporting these organisations to deliver the and healthy community. necessary maintenance works should be a priority in the Neighbourhood Development Plan. 19.3 General Practice services are provided in Collingham at Church View Surgery, School Lane. 19.8 The largest sports club in Collingham is CALSA. The population is ageing and these services are This brings together a number of sports clubs already running at capacity. (Letter to that effect including football, cricket and squash. The received) facilities are close to the village centre and are available to social members. The Parish Council
19.4 Other public services, for example Police and owns the facilities and works closely with the waste collection, are provided at a district level CALSA management committee to identify and via Wetherby and Leeds. These services are support improvements where possible. generally considered to be acceptable. 19.9 Other sports clubs include a tennis club, a
19.5 Collingham’s Memorial Hall was built to bowling club alongside the Collingham Memorial commemorate the men from Collingham lost Hall and a badminton club within the Memorial during the 1939-1945 War and is a charity Hall. overseen by Trustees and a Management Committee. Fundraising is a continuous challenge 19.10 Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England needed for proper maintenance and improvement (aided) Primary School is at the heart of the of the hall. community. The school is located at the junction of Harewood Road and Linton Road and provides
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primary school education for 210 children from expects that demand from the area will be Collingham, Linton and beyond. considered as part of the planning for Wetherby and Collingham and factored into any changes to
19.11 The school is currently full and oversubscribed the number of school places needed across that annually. Opportunities for extending the school area into the future. are limited due to the restricted site. Frequently Collingham children have been unable to obtain a 19.13 The Localism Act, paragraphs 87 to 109, place. This lack of opportunity for primary school describes Land of Community value. It is land that education represents a major hindrance to the in the opinion of the Local Authority furthers the sustainable development of Collingham. social well-being or social interest of the local community. Social interest includes cultural,
19.12 With regard to the provision of education, recreational and sporting interest. The facilities Collingham falls into the Primary Planning area for and services that contribute to the village Wetherby and Collingham. There is currently character, identified by the residents of capacity in the schools in this planning area to Collingham, are included in Table 4 below. accommodate local demand. Children's Services
Feedback from the Community
19.14 In the September 2012 village survey there 20% of the respondents indicated that was almost unanimous support for the list of they had experienced problems obtaining items identified by the Steering Group for a school place, and the comments indicate protection. There were 53 comments made which that there is a general perception that have been discussed by the Steering Group. It was Collingham primary school is agreed that both churches should be added to the oversubscribed and there are insufficient list of items to be protected. places for the number of local children.
19.15 The September 2012 survey also identified At 27% the number of respondents the following: indicating that preschool/ nursery facilities are insufficient is even higher. 41% commented that they liked amenities/facilities (shops, pub, 19.18 A separate report has been prepared to clubs/societies, surgery, church, and consider the provision of preschool services in playground). This was the third ranked Collingham. The conclusions reached include: response. There is clearly an issue for the existing 68% of respondents confirmed family providers of pre-school care in terms of members take part in clubs, societies or facilities. Collingham pre-school has limited leisure facilities in Collingham. places due to the lack of facilities.
19.16 The trustees, management committees and Consideration for out-of-hours pre-school club officials have also been consulted. provision and holiday provision should be made. If the current organisational 19.17 The September 2012 survey identified the structure is not amenable to additional following: hours, consideration should be given to
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the advantages and disadvantages of an etc. This appears to be an issue, alternative provider in the village. particularly for new residents in the village.
Consideration should be given to providing Some of the above also applies to school age children. care for children in the village under the 19.19 Throughout the Neighbourhood Planning age of two years. process the businesses have been given the There appears to be little information opportunity to engage and advise how Collingham regarding pre-school provision in a central might be improved to support the viability and and easily accessible place. It would be vitality of each business. Very few comments have helpful if all information regarding village been provided and it can only be assumed that resources and facilities was held in a the centre of the village is generally therefore fit central place, e.g. website, notice board for purpose from a commercial perspective.
POLICY H: VILLAGE FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Development will not be supported that results in the loss of, or has a significant adverse effect on, the following village facilities and services:
• St Oswald’s Church
• Methodist Chapel
• Memorial Hall
• Scout Hut
• Primary school
• Post Office
• Doctors’ surgery
• Shops and services Hastings and Elizabeth Court
• Nursery School
• Public House, restaurant and bistro
• The football club, the junior football club, the cricket club and the squash and racketball club all affiliated to Collingham and Linton Sports Association (CALSA)
• The Bowling Club
• The Tennis Club
The improvement of these facilities and services for the benefit of the residents of Collingham will be supported.
19.20 CALSA, The Bowling Club and The Tennis Club are included in the above list in recognition of the valuable service these clubs provide for the residents of Collingham. Their playing fields are also included and are also protected through their designation as Green Space for outdoor sports provision.
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PROJECTS
Register the facilities and services included in Table 3 as “Assets of Community Value”.
Major maintenance works at St Oswald’s Church, Collingham Memorial Hall, The Methodist Church, The Scout Hut and CALSA. Maintenance of buildings is highlighted as a concern with insufficient funds available to carry out major works. The Methodist Church, for example, has advised of the need to spend £30,000 on roof repairs.
Improve the appearance of Hastings Court and Elizabeth Court.
Proposals that bring improvements to the provision of preschool services will be supported.
There was an incredibly diverse response to the question “What other leisure facilities, clubs or societies would you like to see in the village?” The most common answer was a gym. Many of the clubs suggested already exist, demonstrating a need to improve communication about the clubs and societies. A lack of a Collingham specific website to advertise events is highlighted as a concern. This has been rectified to some extent by the newly established Parish Council website www.clpc.info.
Table 3: Facilities and Services to be registered as “Assets of Community Value” Facilities and services to be registered as “Assets of Community Value”
St Oswald’s Church Doctor's surgery
Methodist Chapel Shops and services Hastings and Elizabeth Court
Memorial Hall Nursery School
Scout Hut Public House
Glebe Fields and Orchard Garden CALSA
Children’s Play Ground Bowling Club - Protected Playing Pitch
Primary school Tennis Club
Post Office
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20. I. PARKING
Objective:
8. All existing infrastructure, services, and facilities, will be protected, enhanced and enjoyed by an increasing number of residents.
Justification and Evidence
between the car park at the Half Moon public
20.1 In the village lack of parking and inconsiderate house and Collingham Beck. The Proprietor of the parking is a problem perceived by the majority of Half Moon Public House may consider an businesses and service providers in Collingham. agreement to use the pub car parking for non- This also impacts significantly on the quality of the patrons. This however would require further environment. investigation. 20.2 The main difficulty from a resident’s perspective is the lack of parking and the difficulty this causes in travelling along School Lane in particular. A comment from the doctors was that parking on School Lane near the shops can make access to the doctors difficult and exiting the doctors’ car park dangerous.
20.3 Since the opening of Tesco at the former Old Star Inn site there have also been numerous complaints about dangerous manoeuvres by
delivery drivers and shoppers entering and exiting the car park. Tesco stated they have problems 20.6 Further from the village centre there may be with entrance and exits with parking bays and the an opportunity to improve parking on Church one way system is not always observed. Lane, adjacent to the Tennis Club. There is ample parking for general needs in this location but 20.4 Road markings have been improved since the parking is on soft verges. These have become parking survey was done and a pedestrian eroded and unsightly. A permeable surface crossing point between Tesco and Hastings Court treatment such as ‘grasscrete’ may be an across the A58 has also been installed to help appropriate solution to this problem. improve access to this store. Sufficiency of these measures will need to be monitored through the 20.7 A more sustainable parallel option is to Plan Period and consideration be given to more encourage the use of public transport, cycling and significant changes should dangers persist. walking.
20.5 The only significant option for additional parking near the village centre is the open space
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Feedback from the Community
off and pick up times. This is not used to its full
20.8 A questionnaire was sent to all providers of extent. The School wants more Police presence parking in the village. In summary, all businesses, outside the School to mitigate bad parking. apart from Tesco (who expressed no concern), were concerned about parking in the village to 20.11 Other general comments were that vehicles varying degrees. There was a range of tend to straddle verges and kerbs causing damage perceptions about how considerately people park and inconvenience to pedestrians and drivers near their business. The Half Moon Pub thought alike. There is a similar example in the vicinity of people were very inconsiderate when parking in the Primary School during dropping off and pick their pub car park, as the car park is heavily used up times. This has a negative visual impact on the by non-patrons of the pub. The Church however street scene and could be dangerous. thought people were very considerate when
parking outside the Church. 20.12 The trustees, management committees and officials of our local clubs and societies have been 20.9 Many of the shops at Elizabeth and Hastings consulted. A lack of parking is reiterated as a Court thought marked parking bays may help with problem and also lack of Collingham specific inconsiderate parking, and there was a general website to advertise events. concern that their parking spaces were from time
to time taken up by people not using the shops 20.13 The September 2012 survey identified the following: but who travelled to Leeds or various other places and left their cars parked for the day. Comments on parking were equally 20.10 Collingham Primary School’s busiest times are expressed between controlling, parking in the mornings and afternoons when parents are with yellow lines etc., providing additional dropping off and picking up children. The school parking and the opposite - letting people has an agreement with CALSA whereby parents walk. are allowed to use the CALSA car park during drop
POLICY I - PARKING
The improvement of central parking facilities will be supported.
The loss of parking spaces shall not be acceptable.
Development will seek to provide and improve the safety of walking or cycling into Collingham..
PROJECTS
• Improved parking on Church Lane. Quality permeable paving materials for parking should be provided on Church Lane to prevent erosion of the grass verges.
• Provide additional parking facilities at the Half Moon, available to the general public. Install a crossing point on Harewood Road for access to the shops.
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21. J. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Objectives
6. Development will protect and enrich the landscape generally including agricultural land, woodland, wildlife habitats, and particularly the key views into and out of the village.
9. Open space will be provided with the maximum degree of protection through the Planning system.
10. Deficiencies in the quantity and quality of Green Space will be identified and improvements made.
Justification and Evidence
21.1 Green Infrastructure is the network of multi- 21.4 The Leeds Landscape Assessment (1994) functional green spaces, both urban and rural, which also contains management strategies which includes protected sites, woodlands, identified to protect the landscape. These include: hedgerows nature reserves, river corridors, public parks and amenity areas, together with green Any new development should reinforce the existing pattern of small rural villages, whilst links. It supports the natural, recreational and preserving their character and individual ecological processes that are integral to the health identities. and quality of life of sustainable communities. A Conserve and enhance the wooded continuity key function of Green Infrastructure is to help of the river valleys and enhance their value as maintain and enhance the character and landscape, wildlife and recreation corridors. distinctiveness of local communities and the wider Conserve and enhance tree cover in the setting of places. valleys and on the valley slopes through regeneration and replanting of hedgerow 21.2 Strategic Green Infrastructure is that which trees. has strategic importance across the district due to Seek to control field amalgamation and its size and significance to the city. Strategic Green hedgerow loss, particularly along the ridge Infrastructure can include natural and managed tops. Restoring hedges where these have green areas in both urban and rural settings. It been lost or are in poor condition. also includes the strategic connections between green areas for the benefit of people and wildlife. 21.5 Much of the landscape has been cultivated The Wharfe Valley forms the northern boundary leaving small patches of unimproved grasslands of the Collingham Plan Area and is recognised by and ancient woodlands which are rich in flora and Leeds Core Strategy Spatial Policy 13 as Strategic provide good insect habitat. Collingham falls Green Infrastructure. within Natural Area 23 Southern Magnesian Limestone. 21.3 The Green Infrastructure of Collingham is described in Appendix 1 and is included in Map 5 21.6 Both the River Wharfe and Collingham Beck below. have had an impact on the historic growth of Collingham. Both are important natural features
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that run through the heart of the village. The 21.7 Collingham has many green verges and has mature trees on the banks are important for the retained a high proportion of green boundaries. natural appearance of the area and footpaths Protection and on-going provision of these is adjacent to the banks allow these areas with their included in Policy C: Design and Development. pleasing views and abundance of wildlife to be accessed and enjoyed by residents.
Feedback from the Community
21.8 In the September 2012 village survey there 21.10 Consultation in September 2012 revealed the was almost unanimous support for the list of following opinion about protecting and improving items identified by the Steering Group for green space: protection. There were 53 comments made which have been discussed by the Steering Group. It was Protect wooded hillsides and ridge lines agreed that our sports and playing fields should and open country views -98% agreed be added to the list of items to protect. Protect woodland to the edge of the River 21.9 The two most popular things people like Wharfe – 96% agreed about Collingham are its village character and Protect mature & specimen trees rural setting. Guiding Principles 1 and 2 are to throughout the designated area – 96% protect and enhance the village character and agreed rural setting and these were almost unanimously supported in the Village Survey. Planting new trees to supplement ageing originals – 93% agreed.
POLICY J – GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Where a development is considered to be acceptable within or adjoining areas defined on Maps 5, 6 and 7 development proposals should ensure that:
a. Green Infrastructure/corridor function of the land is retained and improved;
b. Where appropriate, the opportunity is taken to extend Green Infrastructure by linking green spaces or by filling gaps in Green Infrastructure corridors. Street trees and green roofs are particularly encouraged;
c. A landscaping scheme is provided which deals positively with the transition between development and any adjoining open land;
d. The opportunity is taken to increase appropriate species of woodland cover.
PROJECTS
• In conjunction with land owners every opportunity will be taken to fill the gaps and improve the Green Infrastructure shown on Map 5.
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22. K: LOCAL GREEN SPACE
Objectives
9. Open space will be provided with the maximum degree of protection through the Planning system.
10. Deficiencies in the quantity and quality of Green Space will be identified and improvements made.
Justification and Evidence
amount of green space required to achieve these
22.1 The Local Plan (Core Strategy Policy G3) standards is tabulated in Appendix 1. stipulates minimum requirements for access to various types of Green Space based upon the 22.2 Analysis indicates Collingham has a deficit in population of a community. There are around parks and gardens and a small deficit in outdoor 1,050 houses in the village of Collingham including sports provision and allotments. The required the properties of Wharfe Rein, Wharfe Bank and amenity space is only achieved by including items Hillcrest that are outside the Plan Area in the 18 and 20 - Kingfisher open space and the Linton Parish of East Keswick. The population of Bridge beach area. Both meet the requirements Collingham is 2,683 as recorded in the 2011 described in NPPF paragraph 77 and are therefore census, including 570 aged 16 and under. The area suitable to be designated as Local Green Space. See Map 6.
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Table 5: Local Green Space Location Local Significance Size
Kingfisher open Kingfisher housing estate Public space included in the design of the 0.2 hectares space housing estate. In continuous use since completion of the building works.
Linton Bridge Adjacent to the River Wharfe Parish owned land adjoining woodland. 0.2 hectares beach in the vicinity of Linton Bridge Historic site for leisure activities.
Feedback from the Community
22.3 Consultation in September 2012 revealed the following opinion about improving green space:
Designated "green space" land such as Glebe Field and prominent grass verges – 98% agreed Planting new trees to supplement ageing originals – 93% agreed A village map showing areas of local interest – 80% agreed More recreational facilities for children – 68% agreed
POLICY K: LOCAL GREEN SPACE
The following amenity spaces are designated Local Green Space: a. Kingfisher open space b. Linton Bridge Beach
PROJECTS
Plan showing green space and access in display board in front of Memorial Hall
Tree planting and a tree management strategy
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23. L: FOOTPATHS, CYCLEWAYS AND BRIDLEWAYS
Objective
11. The existing Rights of Way network will be improved by creating new footpaths, bridleways and cycle ways to extend connectivity and improve access to the surrounding rural countryside.
Justification and Evidence
6,628m and 1,835m of routes respectively. Many
23.1 Paragraph 75 of the NPPF recognises the of the footpaths are within the core of Collingham importance of public rights of way in contributing Village. Outside the core, public footpaths and to the achievement of sustainable development. bridleways are more limited and a lack of circular This Policy provides the local context to aid the routes often necessitates a return via local roads. interpretation of NPPF paragraph 75, and how this should be applied in Collingham. 23.4 The routes identified on the Definitive Map are included as Appendix 4 and shown on Map 8. 23.2 Most residential areas are within close proximity to countryside and, whilst access 23.5 In addition to these is a number of permissive through farmland needs to be controlled, the paths that create essential links between various provision of a co-ordinated and improved parts of the village. These should be safeguarded footpath network through the surrounding through a modification order process. countryside is a key issue. 23.6 The 150-mile “West Yorkshire Cycle Route” 23.3 There are 14 designated footpaths and 3 includes a section through Collingham. designated bridleways in Collingham totalling
Feedback from the Community
23.7 Consultation in September 2012 revealed the Following the Village Design statement, a Footpath following opinion about improving footpaths, Action Group has been established. This Group has cycle ways and bridleways: contributed to the Leeds Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan and is fully supportive of the Bridleways and footpath extensions to proposals included in the Neighbourhood Plan. create more circular routes and links to neighbouring communities – 92% agreed
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POLICY L: FOOTPATHS, CYCLEWAYS AND BRIDLEWAYS
Wherever practicable development shall take all reasonable opportunities to improve footpath and bridleway access by, for example, facilitating new circular walks and new safe alternatives to existing routes in line with the route network shown in map 8. Any improvements will be expected to take advantage of features such as good views, amenity areas and also provide further planting.
Development layouts should take into consideration the possibility of future footpaths and bridleways and access links not directly provided by the developments (links in orange map 8).
PROJECTS:
Complete Footpath Modification Orders as included in Appendix 4.
More Country Footpaths and Bridleways to create circular routes, including those identified in Table 4.
Table 4. Possible new Public Rights of Way Path Description Surface Length in metres No. 32 Bridleway Footpath Cycleway to Harewood Mixed 6,000 33 Footpath Footpath to East Keswick. From Crabtree Mixed 1,800 Lane past Field House and into Collingham. 34 Footpath Bridge over Collingham Beck. Metalled 50 Wothersome Bridleway No. 1a/b - 400 Connecting track through Young Pickshill Rash.
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24. M: HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC IMPACT
Objectives
12. Traffic Management measures commensurate with the village setting will be introduced to mitigate congestion resulting from development in and around Collingham.
13. The speed of traffic will be reduced.
14. Walking and cycling to the village centre and other facilities will be a safe and pleasant experience.
Justification and Evidence
24.1 The greatest negative impact on the village 24.4 Traffic growth through the 15 - year Plan character comes from traffic and the poor quality Period is likely. Along the A58 corridor traffic will of the roadside footway network. This is also be generated by additional housing in Outer recognised as a highway safety issue. North East Leeds generally. The greatest growth in traffic may be on A659. This may include
24.2 As can be seen on Map 9, Collingham is an additional journeys to Leeds/Bradford unusual village being bisected by two ‘A’ class International Airport and additional journeys due roads (A58 and A659) which form a junction in the to significant growth in Outer North West Leeds centre of the village. The A58 links Wetherby and and in Ilkley beyond. It appears probable that the A1 to the centre of Leeds and has a heavy several thousand new homes will be built in vehicle restriction from the village centre to the Wharfedale over the Plan Period. These additional A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road. The A659 follows journeys will include HGVs supplying local the Wharfe Valley from Tadcaster in the east to services. (Source Bradford Strategic Housing land Otley where it joins the A65 trans-Pennine route. Availability Assessment).
24.3 In September 2014, Leeds City Council 24.5 The volume of queuing traffic at the junctions commissioned traffic counts and speed detection of A659 and A58 at Wattle Syke and also in the on Harewood Road. This comprised 3 sets of loops centre of the village is very likely to increase. Both in the highway. We have seen the results of this these junctions are recognised by Leeds Transport survey work and conclude: Development Services as operating at or beyond Traffic volumes appear to have increased by their design capacity. 30% since 2008. 24.6 The speed of traffic including HGVs is a great The average speed is greater than 30mph concern. The Parish Council raises this issue Around 10% of vehicles are travelling above almost monthly with the Police. Enforcement 40mph seems to have negligible impact. There is a number of vehicles travelling at 60mph or over, even in front of the school. 24.7 Physical measures to encourage safer driving may be the only solution. A number of ideas has been canvassed:
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24.8 The Village design statement identified three 24.9 One of the consequences of traffic is noise. At locations for potential gateway features on the 10m from the A58 kerb the background noise has entrance to the Conservation Area. The locations been measured at 72dB, and this reduces at identified on Map 4 may not be most practicable approximately 6dB per doubling of distance. and it may be equally appropriate to identify additional gateway locations where the primary routes enter the village.
Feedback from the Community
24.10 The September 2012 survey identified the 24.11 Ward Councillor Robinson has become following: proactive in seeking an HGV ban on A659 Harewood Road from Collingham through to 65% commented that they disliked Traffic Arthington. This has gained public support (volume and speeding) in Collingham. This through publicity and also an online petition. was by far the highest response to the Many residents of Collingham have supported this question about what did people dislike. petition. 22% said the highest priority for development in Collingham should be traffic improvements, 24.12 During the preparation of this Plan, the Parish a bypass, crossing points, quieter road Council has received a number of complaints surfaces etc. about speeding vehicles and dangerous There was strong support for junction overtaking. This has prompted the Parish Council improvements at Wattle Syke. to seek highway improvements on Harewood Measures to control the speed and volume of Road by changes to line markings and additional traffic, in particular HGVs, were the most centre islands. common suggestion via additional comments.
POLICY M: HIGHWAY SAFETY AND IMPACT
Development shall take reasonable measures to contribute to reducing the speed of traffic in Collingham.
PROJECTS
• The introduction of ‘transition gateways’, with appropriate signage and distinctive changes in surface materials on all approaches to the village. These should be sympathetic and in-keeping with the character of the area where they are sited.
• The A659 and A58 will receive major maintenance including the replacement of existing surfacing with a low noise alternative.
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25. N: FOOTWAY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Objectives
14. Walking and cycling to the village centre and other facilities will be a safe and pleasant experience.
Justification and Evidence
crossing on Main Street near the shops and the
25.1 The highways have occasionally intermittent Memorial Hall. New crossings have been installed footways typical of village communities that have to allow access to and from the Old Star island site developed piecemeal. Examples of sub-standard occupied by Tesco. A pedestrian island is located or missing footways include at the bridge over on the A659 near CALSA and a pedestrian crossing Collingham Beck on A659; from A58 at Piccolino’s in front of the school. Consideration towards the restaurant to Wattle Syke; on parts of School Lane provision of additional island crossing points and all of Jewitt Lane. These gaps in the footways should be given, possibly at locations close to bus have the potential to make walking hazardous. stops.
25.4 Enhanced traffic management and street 25.2 The condition of many of the footways is design measures to improve pedestrian safety and poor. There are numerous locations where the appearance of street furniture, both along the dropped crossings are required. Both these facts A58 and A659, are therefore a local priority. This impact significantly on residents with small is particularly the case in the centre in the children in push chairs, those with a disability or Conservation Area and along Harewood Road. generally those becoming less steady on their Such measures should follow the principles laid feet. As the population of Collingham is forecast down in the government’s ‘Manual for Streets’ to age, this will become an increasing problem (2007) and English Heritage’s publication ‘Streets over the period of the Plan. for All’ (2005).
25.3 Crossing of the “A” roads in particular can be a difficulty. There is a controlled pedestrian
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25.5 The September 2012 survey identified the following:
There was strong support for improvements to pedestrian safety - speed warning signs etc., an additional pedestrian crossing on A58 and Junction Improvements at Wattle Syke. There was support for a proposal to reduce the width of Harewood Road to accommodate a cycle lane. Road and footway maintenance is inadequate. This is the worst performing service according to our survey.
POLICY N: FOOTWAY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Development will seek to provide new crossings on A659 and A58. These should be located relative to existing features such as bus stops.
Development will seek to complete footways and provide new surfacing and drop kerbs on routes leading to the village centre and to the Primary school.
PROJECTS
• The condition of footways will be surveyed and a programme of maintenance agreed with Leeds City Council.
• Pedestrian crossings adjacent to Tesco at Harewood Road (A659)
• Guard rails are installed on Linton Lane where ginnels emerge from Beck Lane.
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26. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY
26.1 The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a 26.5 Whilst the Neighbourhood Plan is primarily a non-negotiable charge on new buildings in £s per document relating to land-use within Collingham, square metre. A building becomes liable on the the community has identified a number of granting of planning permission and the CIL is paid projects which will require co-operation, when building commences on site. CIL is paid to assistance and funding from outside stakeholders. the Local Authority (LCC). In addition the Local
Authority passes a “meaningful proportion” of the 26.6 Multiple housing development in and around Collingham will no doubt increase pressure on CIL to the Parish Council. When the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted this proportion is highways inside the village and its surroundings 25%. and also increase demands for local facilities such as schooling; healthcare; public utilities; policing; 26.2 This will apply to all new housing. In addition waste services and leisure, most of which are there will be a levy charge associated with many currently provided outside Collingham. These are other types of development - for example, the types of projects LCC may fund through CIL agricultural buildings and business premises at £5
per square metre. 26.7 To ensure the Vision for Collingham is achieved and development is integrated 26.3 The Local Authority is required to spend this sustainably into the village over the next 15 years, levy by funding the provision, improvement, it is essential that the projects outlined below are replacement, operation or maintenance of supported. Many of the projects have little cost infrastructure to support the development of its and it is anticipated that some will be achieved by area. The same also applies to Parish Council who local fund raising. It is envisaged that the Projects can in addition spend the levy on anything else will also be funded from grants obtained from, for that is concerned with addressing the demands example, Lottery Funding, Caird Peckfield that any development places on an area. Community Fund and Sports Aid England.
26.4 LCC has produced a “Regulation 123” list that 26.8 Some of the projects, however, are more sets out the type of infrastructure projects that it suitable for delivery by the Parish Council and intends will be wholly or partly funded by CIL. some by LCC. It is envisaged that the Parish This includes transport schemes; public rights of Council will use its “meaningful proportion” and way; flood protection schemes; primary and LCC may use CIL and other funding sources secondary education; green infrastructure; accordingly. community sport facilities; public realm
improvements and public health improvements. 26.9 The Parish Council will receive “meaningful In order to ensure that individual developments proportion” payments from LCC and will then need to resolve how these payments are are not charged for the same infrastructure items through both S106s and the CIL, a S106 distributed among projects in support of Linton contribution cannot then be made towards an and projects in support of Collingham. Much will depend on the timing of planning applications in infrastructure item already on the List. The City Council has to spend its CIL income on items on both communities. It is the responsibility of the the Reg123 List, but Parish Councils have no Parish Council to make sure decisions made are fair and transparent, and are informed by requirement to do so. appropriate community engagement.
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27. PROJECTS FOR COLLINGHAM
27.1 The Projects Priority List has evolved from 27.2 It is intended that this Projects Priorities List reviewing the comments put forward by residents should be used by the Parish Council when in the Village Survey September 2012 and also allocating any CIL that may be available from from recommendations contained in the Parish housing development in Linton or Collingham. Plan, VDS, and CAAMP.
No. Projects Priority List
High Priority
1. Connect Collingham Beck to the flood basin adjacent to Linton Lane.
2. Provide sympathetic lighting for community safety reasons to ginnels and footpaths.
3. A tree management strategy is required to include fully updated review of Tree Preservation Orders together with ongoing tree protection.
4. Register the facilities and services in Table 4 as “Assets of Community Value”.
5. Populate the Collingham web site with information about local facilities and services.
6. Improved parking on Church Lane. Quality permeable paving materials for parking should be provided on Church Lane to prevent erosion of the grass verges.
7. Provide additional parking facilities at the Half Moon available to the general public. Install a crossing point for access to the shops.
8. Plan showing Green space and access in the display board in front of Collingham Memorial Hall.
9. Bridge over Collingham Beck 50m, (to allow access to Church Fields from car park).
10. Pedestrian crossings adjacent to Tesco at Harewood Road (A659).
11. Guard rails are installed on Linton Lane where ginnels emerge from Beck Lane.
No. Projects Priority List
Medium Priority
12. The general upgrading of the ‘street scene’ , including lighting, signage, street furniture, pedestrian railings and materials more in keeping with the Conservation Area status.
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No. Projects Priority List
13. Major maintenance works at St Oswald’s Church.
14. Major maintenance works at Collingham Memorial Hall.
15. Major maintenance works at The Methodist Church.
16. Major maintenance works The Scout Hut.
17. Major maintenance works at CALSA.
18. Improve the appearance of Hastings Court and Elizabeth Court.
19. Footpath cycleway to Harewood, 6,000m
20. Footpath link to East Keswick 1,800m
21. The introduction of ‘transition gateways’, with appropriate signage and distinctive changes in surface materials on entering all approaches to the village. These should be sympathetic and in keeping with the character of the area where they are sited.
22. The A659 and A58 will receive major maintenance including the replacement of existing surfacing with a lower noise alternative.
Low Priority
23. Improve and expand Collingham’s sports and leisure facilities.
24. Connecting track Young Pickshill Rash 400m
25. Additional preschool facilities
Ongoing
26. The condition of footways will be surveyed and a programme of maintenance agreed with LCC.
27. In conjunction with landowners, every opportunity will be taken to fill the gaps and improve the Green Infrastructure shown on Map 5.
28. Complete Footpath Modification Orders as included in Appendix 4.
27.3 The above projects will be funded through:
. LCC and Parish Council Community Infrastructure Levy; . Grants and; . Local Funding
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28. MAPS
Map 1 - Area of Neighbourhood plan – in the text
Map 2 - Historic Map of Collingham – in the text
Map 3 - Views and Vistas to be Protected.
Map 4- Conservation Area - in the text
Map 5 - Strategic Green Infrastructure
Map 6 - A and B Local Green Space
Map 7 - Designated Green space
Map 8 - Public Rights of Way
Map 9 - Highway Arrangement and Housing Areas
Map 10 - Housing Characteristic Areas
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Protected.
Views and Vistas to be to Vistas and Views
3 Map Map
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29. APPENDIX 1: COLLINGHAM’S LANDSCAPE SETTING AND GREEN SPACE
28.1 Much of Outer North East Leeds is designated Special Landscape Area. The basis of the designation is the Leeds Landscape Assessment (1994) which also contains management strategies identified to protect the landscape. These include:
•Any new development should reinforce the existing pattern of small rural villages, whilst preserving their character and individual identities
28.2 In relation to Collingham the features which have led to this designation are described by reference to Wharfe Valley Southern slopes and Collingham/East Keswick/Bardsey/Scarcroft/Thorner/Shadwell. The text is tabulated below:
Area Description Positive Negative factors factors
Wharfe Valley southern This part of the SLA occupies the Strong None slopes southern escarpment slopes of the structure and Wharfe Valley and the valley floor visual unity, extending to the River, extending from interesting Pool-in-Wharfedale in the west to topography, Collingham in the east. It is characterised high scenic by steep north-facing escarpment slopes quality, with scattered woodlands descending to attractive the flat but well-treed arable land south groups of of the river. There are fine long distance buildings, views across the valley from many lanes landmarks, and other viewpoints on the crest of the natural or escarpment. semi-natural woods, trees, hedgerows.
Collingham/East This part of the SLA is typified by a series Strong None Keswick/Bardsey/Scarcroft of ridges and valleys running eastwards structure and /Thorner/Shadwell into the Scarcroft/Bardsey/East Keswick visual unity, becks which in turn feed into a tributary interesting of the Wharfe. The series of rolling ridges topography, allow attractive middle- and long- high scenic distance views along the valleys and quality, northeast out of the Leeds area. The attractive scattered villages are located mainly on groups of the higher ground though Thorner, buildings,
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Bardsey and Collingham descend into the natural or valley bottoms. The field structure is semi-natural largely intact, and small woodlands are woods, trees, located on the steeper valley sides. The hedgerows, southern part of the area includes water bodies. several golf courses, some of which complement and enhance the local landscape character and some of which include inappropriate planting. Towards the west there are only small hamlets and farms, and the landscape is more open in character.
28.3 Additional detail has been included in the Village Design Statement by reference the five characteristic areas: The Wharfe Valley The village core from Wattle Syke to the Old Mill site and the Sports Ground, including the Conservation Area. Linton Road and Bishopdale, including The Avenue and Kingfisher. Harewood Road, including Langwith Wood Local Nature Area. Crabtree Green to Jewitt Lane including Brookside, The Garths, and Hollybush Green.
The Wharfe Valley
28.4 The Wharfe Valley contains sites of Ecological or Geological Importance (SEGI 37) - The River Wharfe and a Leeds Nature Area (LNA 69) - Langwith Wood. The former includes the riverbanks and is the most natural and least polluted of all the major rivers in West Yorkshire (SEGI Review 2002). It supports a wide range of aquatic and emergent species, some rare regionally and even nationally. The latter is a typical example of mixed deciduous woodland on the Magnesian Limestone with plants including the Green Hellebore. 28.5 Where the Collingham Beck meets the River Wharfe on its southern bank, there is an attractive shingle ‘beach’ near the site of the original ford. 28.6 The approach to Collingham from the north-east along the A58 from Wetherby provides broad views over the river towards Linton. Between the road and the river near the village the mixed woodland of Collingham Wood occupies the land. The fields between Collingham Wood and the Church are used for cultivation or grazing. 28.7 The landscape character is classified as ‘river floodplain’ (WHF8) in the Leeds Landscape Assessment. It needs to be managed so as to retain all natural washlands, water meadows and floodplain areas and avoid all inappropriate development in flood risk areas. Equally important from a landscape point of view, is the need to retain the traditional grassland along the valley bottom and to enhance the wooded cover of the valley slopes as wildlife corridors. 28.8 To the south and east of Collingham is open farmland, predominantly pasture, with the land rising to the south. This gives extensive views over the surrounding area and beyond, for
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example, to the White Horse of Kilburn which can be seen from Compton Lane. The field boundaries for the most part are hedgerows, with a variety of species, indicating that they are of considerable age. In many instances isolated hedgerow trees add variety to the landscape. There are several small copses, providing additional interest. The area is designated a Special Landscape Area in the Leeds UDP (Appendix 26 - area 8). 28.9 South and east of the farm and hamlet of Compton to the parish boundary, there is a large area of undulating land which lies mostly on the Magnesian Limestone Belt. It consists of large arable fields with boundary hedgerows of mixed species interspersed with hedgerow trees and includes the site of the Roman Villa at Dalton Parlours, a Class 1 Scheduled Ancient Monument (No.19) which is now on the English Heritage ‘at risk’ register. The villa has been dated from AD200-370 and, being located close to the main north/south Roman Road, was probably occupied by a legionnaire’s family. It was built on the site of an earlier Iron Age settlement.
28.10 In this area, the landscape is broken up by small copses of deciduous trees, with the southern boundary dominated by the larger mixed woodland block of Lady Wood which is part of the larger Wothersome Woods Site of Ecological /Geological Interest (SEGI 31). The latter is the most extensive area of woodland on the Magnesian Limestone in the county. It is the site of three regionally rare orchid species and the home to a herd of roe deer.
28.11 From the west side of Compton, flanked with hedgerows of hawthorn and elder, there are views to the north, across arable fields towards Woodhall and the arable plateau farmland of Linton Hills beyond. The views emphasize the village’s rural setting.
28.12 The area falls into two categories in the Leeds Landscape Assessment – small- scale farmland on the Millstone Grit Plateau (MGP5) between Collingham and Compton and wooded farmland on the Eastern Limestone Belt (ELB5) to the parish boundary. Both areas need to be managed to retain and enhance the landscape by controlling field amalgamations and hedgerow loss, particularly along the ridge tops, and by restoring hedges where they have been lost or are in poor condition.
The village core from Wattle Syke to the Old Mill site and the Sports Ground, including the Conservation Area.
28.13 The open space ‘heart’ of the original village is the ‘Glebe Field’, together with the Orchard Garden (protected green space), between Church Lane and Main Street, with some very fine trees and low stone walls. Adjoining the fields are tennis courts and a bowling green (protected playing pitch) and the Memorial Hall originally built in 1920.
28.14 The other main area of open space within the village core adjoins Harewood Road and contains both a cricket ground and a football pitch (Protected Playing Pitches) with pavilions.
28.15 There is also a small, but significant, green space with mature trees at the junction of Beck Lane and Station Lane.
28.16 An important group of mature trees is located on the south side of Main Street opposite the attractive bus shelter.
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28.17 Collingham Beck flows through the area from the west, passes close to the northern side of the A58, through the Old Mill site with its attractive green spaces on its banks, goes under the listed structure of Collingham Bridge on Harewood Road and passes the end of Church Lane on its way to join the River Wharfe near Linton Bridge. It is liable to flash flooding as evidenced in 2007.
28.18 Two pedestrian links run between Main Street and School Lane, while there are also footpaths linking Church Lane with Main Street and Harewood Road.
28.19 A most attractive footpath in the village core runs from Station Lane to the ‘beach’ on the River Wharfe. It follows the Collingham Beck and includes two small footbridges.
Linton Road and Bishopdale, including The Avenue and Kingfisher.
28.20 There are open fields between the Kingfisher development and the River Wharfe which are in the Green Belt and afford attractive views from Linton Road and Linton Bridge. Within the development is an area of public green space with seats and trees.
28.21 In front of the Bishopdale development on the Harewood Road is a wooded area of open space which is a protected green space. This area has received very little maintenance over the years and is becoming badly overgrown.
28.22 The school playing fields are Protected Playing Pitches.
Harewood Road, including Langwith Wood Local Nature Area.
28.23 There are fine and extensive southerly views over open fields to Rigton Hill from Harewood Road opposite Langwith Drive, and variously across the Wharfe Valley to Woodhall and Linton Hills. The view south is recognised as a Key View in the Village Design Statement Map 2.
28.24 Langwith Wood is protected by a tree preservation order.
Crabtree Green to Jewitt Lane including Brookside, The Garths, and Hollybush Green.
28.25 There is a much valued and attractive copse of trees known as Goss Woods on the skyline to the south between Garth Avenue and Jewitt Lane (protected by a Tree Preservation Order).
28.26 There is a prominent row of trees on the west side of Jewitt Lane from ‘Hill Top’ down to the start of the residential area.
28.27 A single specimen tree is located where School Lane narrows near the stone cottages
28.28 There are footpath links from School Lane to the hills behind through Hollybush Green, Garth End and Garth Avenue which connect along the ridge line to Hill Top on Jewitt Lane.
28.29 In addition there is the bridleway off Mill Lane between Brookside and Garth Avenue.
28.30 Many of the trees and some of the areas of woodland are protected by Tree Preservation Orders. These are shown on Map 2 below:
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28.31 The table below describes the Green Infrastructure available in Collingham: Reference, Type Description Approximate Size, and see map accessibility
1 The River Wharfe River banks, the most natural 4 km in length. Entirely Site of Ecological and least polluted of all privately owned. or Geological major rivers in West Importance (SEGI Yorkshire, supporting a wide 37) range of aquatic and emergent species, some rare regionally and even nationally.
2 Lund Wood and To the south of the Parish 50 hectares within West Wood (SEGI and across the boundary with Collingham. Partial access via 31) Wothersome. Most extensive bridleway. area of woodland on the Magnesian Limestone Plateau in West Yorkshire. 3 regionally important orchids and roe deer.
3 Langwith Wood Mixed deciduous woodland 5 hectares. Privately owned Leeds Nature Area on the Magnesian Limestone with partial public access 69. with plants including the Green Helebore. Protected by Tree Preservation Order.
4 Woodland Jewison Wood, on the 5 hectares. Privately owned boundary with Bardsey. Very no access. important physical barrier.
5 Woodland Cuddy Wood 10 hectares. Privately owned no access, but owner has indicated he may provide access in the future.
6 Woodland Low Cow Moor Wood 1 hectare
7 Woodland Whinny Cow Moor Wood 2 hectares
8 Woodland Howcroft Wood. Protected 4 hectares by Tree Preservation Order.
9 Woodland Goss Wood. Protected by 1 hectare – good access by Tree Preservation Order. bridleway
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Reference, Type Description Approximate Size, and see map accessibility
10 Woodland Collingham Wood. Protected 5 hectares – good access by by Tree Preservation Order. footpath
11 Woodland Linton Road Wood. Trees are 2 hectares – good access by protected as this wood is footpaths. included in the Conservation Area.
12 Woodland Bishopdale Copse 0.25 hectares
13 Collingham Beck Significant green corridor. Approx 1.5km in length. The beck is border by mature broadleaf trees and provides suitable habitat for white- clawed crayfish, kingfishers, otters and various species of bats. Partly protected by Tree Preservation Order.
14 Leeds Road South Mature broadleaf trees and hedgerows forming field boundary. Protected by Tree Preservation Order.
15 Hedgerows Important hedgerows are In excess of 100 km excluding present along lanes and field private gardens. boundaries. Many private gardens include hedges as boundary treatment.
16 Natural Green Collingham is surrounded by There are 6 footpaths that Space natural green space. provide access across some of the Green Space.
28.32 There are around 1,050 houses in the village of Collingham including the properties of Wharfe Rein, Wharfe Bank and Hillcrest that are in the Parish of East Keswick. The population of Collingham is 2,683 as recorded in the 2011 census, including 570 aged 16 and under. This implies the following quantity of green space is required to meet standards in Policy G3 of the Leeds Core Strategy:
Type Quantity Required Accessibility
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Parks and Gardens 2.68 hectares 720 metres
Amenity Green space 1.21 hectares 480 metres
Outdoor sports provision 3.21 hectares (excludes Tennis court 720m, bowling education provision) greens and grass playing pitches 3.2km, athletic tracks, synthetic pitches 6.4km
Children and Young People’s 1 facility 720 metres equipped play facilities Note this has changed – population to be under 16s only
Allotments 0.64 hectares 960 metres
Natural green space 5.37 hectares 720m and 2km from site of 20 hectares.
28.33 The table below describes the Green space available in Collingham:
Reference, Type Description Approximate Size, and see map accessibility
17 Parks and The Glebe Field and Orchard Garden 0.6 hectares Gardens
18 Amenity Space Kingfisher open space 0.2 hectares
19 Amenity Space Public Park adjacent to CALSA 0.4 hectares
20 Amenity Space Linton Bridge, beach area. 0.2 hectares
21 Outdoor sports Collingham and Linton Sports Centre of village, provision Association approx. 2.5 hectares
22 Outdoor sports Collingham Tennis Club Centre of village, 0.2 provision hectares
23 Outdoor sports Collingham Bowling Club Centre of village, 0.2 provision hectares
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24 Outdoor sports Wetherby Ings 3.5km by road from provision centre of village
With all weather pitch
25 Children’s Collingham Playground Centre of village equipped play facility
26 Allotments A private allotment is located off But note some Jewitt Lane near Goss Woods. properties have large gardens suitable for the same use as allotments
27 Natural green Woodland adjacent to Linton Lane 2.1 hectares space
28 Natural green Collingham Wood 5 hectares space
29 Natural green Goss Woods 1 hectare space
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30. APPENDIX 2. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLINGHAM AND RESULTING CHARACTER AREA ASSESSMENTS
29.1 Development in Collingham can, for the most part, be roughly divided into six periods:
1. Pre 1875
2. 1876 - 1920
3. 1921 - 1945
4. 1946 – 1975
5. 1976 – 2000
6. 2000 –
1. Pre 1875
29.2 This group comprises the ‘original’ Village of Collingham and consists mostly of stone cottages of various ages which, in many cases, have been extensively but sympathetically modernised and extended. Most still retain their original characteristics, in particular, a plain footprint and facade with small, regular piercings. Roofing materials vary but are mostly stone slate with occasional clay or concrete tiles. 29.3 The houses are detached, semi-detached or in small terraces – eg. Elmwood Terrace, Rider’s Place. Most are situated in the centre of the Village – Main Street, Back Lane (now School Lane), Church Lane and Wattle Syke.
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2. 1876-1920
29.4 This is the time when the first wave of new development started in the Village. The coming of the railway encouraged the building of a more suburban style of housing. It was now possible to commute easily into Leeds and many people took advantage of Collingham’s desirability as a place to live. Thus the village saw a movement of population from the suburbs of Leeds. Several houses were also built to house railway personnel, including the now demolished Railway Cottages at the end of Station Lane and Wharfedale Terrace, on Linton Road, opposite the Station. 29.5 The majority of houses built in this period are of brick construction – or a combination of brick and render. They are mostly situated in close proximity to the Station – Linton Road, The Avenue, Lower Langwith, South View, Green Lane and Harewood Road, thus extending the Village along the A659. 29.6 Although mostly being built in brick, many of the houses from this period are attractive and well-built. Several of them are in the Arts and Crafts Style which is characterized by interesting details (particularly in the rooflines), turrets, tall chimneys, non-uniform windows (i.e. various shapes and sizes within the same house) and small-paned glazing, (particularly in the upper sections of the windows). Arts and Crafts Houses are often in the ‘Tudorbethan’ style (i.e. with historical detail, such as half-timbering and stone mullions. The finest examples of these are found on The Avenue, Lower Langwith, Upper Langwith, Leeds Road and Crabtree Hill. Most roofs are of red tile construction.
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3. 1921 – 1945
29.7 During this period, development continued until halted by the Second World War. The style of building moved from the Edwardian (e.g. Compton Terrace on School Lane) to the more ‘Suburban Modernist’ style of the 1930s (e.g. Old Brookside, Garth End, houses on Linton Road). Houses were mostly brick built and rendered.
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4. 1946 – 1975
29.8 This is the period when Collingham saw its largest growth. Building started immediately after the War, initially in Garth Avenue, which displays a wide range of styles but with the majority of houses built in stone. These houses were mostly built by Peter Charnock, who also built many of the houses in Crabtree Green during the 1950s. 29.9 The largest developments of this period were Hollybush Green and Jewitt Lane in the late 1950s/early 1960s and Millbeck Green in the 1960s both built by E. Fish & Son (Builders) Ltd who later went on to develop the paddocks around Beck House on Church Lane and the land previously occupied by part of the Coal Yard on Station Road. 29.10 The style of these houses has come to characterize the ‘Collingham Style’ i.e. houses built in reclaimed stone with asymmetrical forward-facing gables with stepped corbels, occasional round-headed or circular windows and Roman arches to porches and side entrances.
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29.11 Many of the doorways in Millbeck Green have Palladian Porches with a pediment. These sit rather uneasily with the asymmetrical style of the houses.
5. 1976 – 2000
29.12 During this period most of the development in Collingham took place in the new Estates of Bishopdale, adjoining Lower Langwith and the Kingfishers on Linton Road. This possibly reflects the re-siting of the Primary School around that time, to its present position at the junction of Linton Road and Harewood Road, as both estates are very near the School. 29.13 Some affordable housing was built on the newly constructed Beck Lane. Built of brick, with unbalanced window piercings and an unbroken roof-line, it is rather dreary in appearance and far less attractive than the older affordable housing in New Brookside.
29.14 The Bishopdale development comprises houses built in both brick and stone in the style typical of the 1980s - dark stained woodwork, small windows and occasional gabled oriel windows. Designs vary from house to house thus providing interesting vistas. Sympathetic tree planting adds to the overall impression.
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29.15 The Kingfisher development is typical of many estates built in the 1990s with the houses being relatively close together and brick built. It sits rather uneasily in the Village environment.
6. 2000 –
29.16 Development in this century has been in small pockets and with varied construction and little consistency of style. Several large houses have been constructed along the North side of Harewood Road, mostly in an austere Palladian ‘Country House’ Style, although one does display signs of Arts & Crafts Influence.
29.17 There has also been development on the South side of Harewood Road and at the top of Jewitt Lane, both in styles typical of the period. 29.18 One successful development, in terms of consistency, is the terrace constructed on the site of the old Langwith Garage. This is brick built but with a distinct Arts & Crafts influence and thus fits in well with several of the nearby houses of the same style.
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29.19 Many houses have been extended, mostly in keeping with their original style, thus retaining some consistency.
Resulting Character Area Assessments
29.20 This historical development has resulted in Collingham comprising of five character areas:
The village core from Wattle Syke to the Old Mill site and the Sports Ground, including the new 2010 Conservation Area.
Linton Road and Bishopdale, including The Avenue and Kingfisher.
Harewood Road, including Langwith Wood Local Nature Area.
Millbeck Green.
Crabtree Green to Jewitt Lane including Brookside, The Garths, and Hollybush Green.
29.21 A description of each of these character areas is provided below:
The village core from Wattle Syke to the Old Mill site and the Sports Ground, including the Conservation Area.
29.22 There are around 187 dwellings in this character area which cover approximately 15 Hectares (excluding retail area and Green Space). This equates to a density around 12 dwellings per Hectare. 29.23 The heart of Collingham Village was designated a Conservation Area on 22nd February 2010, and the Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan has been a material consideration in the determination of planning applications since that date. 29.24 The general built form is one of historic stone properties, well grouped along Main Street (Village Street) and Church Lane, but more scattered along Harewood Road and School Lane (originally Back Lane). There is a mixed grain of architecture within the conservation area.
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Historic cottages and terrace rows stand side by side with large ornate structures. This mixed grain emphasizes the piecemeal development which took place during the historic development of the village. 29.25 The Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan records the following key characteristics:
Regularly coursed millstone/ sandstone the predominant material for buildings/boundary walls.
Regularly spaced fenestration on all buildings.
Traditional roofing materials with chimney stack and pots.
Traditional stone and/or mature hedgerow boundary treatments.
Very little street clutter.
Matures trees interspersed with properties.
Open green spaces including grass verges.
Permeability through the conservation area via footpaths and green spaces.
Main Street itself has some particularly attractive 18th/19th century stone dwellings facing the Glebe Field and Memorial Hall which gives a sense of enclosure to the open space despite the main road between.
29.26 Church Lane has remained less developed with many original stone properties, including the old vicarage, so it still retains a predominantly rural village character particularly with the Parish Church of St. Oswald at one end. 29.27 A variety of infill developments took place between Main Street and School Lane, predominantly in stone but with a terrace of brick Edwardian houses at the Jewitt Lane end. 29.28 Two parades of stone-faced shops with flats over them were built at the other end of School Lane but at right angles to it with a service yard in between. These 1960s developments are not in keeping with the predominantly stone built character of the village core and this is not enhanced by a tendency for business owners to provide excessive signing. In 2013 Tesco took over occupancy of part of the Old Star public house. Conservation Offices worked closely with the Parish Council and Tesco to reach a level of signage that was considered appropriate to the Conservation Area. 29.29 An area of potential character is around the Old Star Inn and the site of the Old Mill, although it is somewhat blighted by the traffic on the A58 (Leeds Road) and A659 (Harewood Road). 29.30 The area previously occupied by the railway line, station and goods yard has, by contrast, been largely in-filled by new stone dwellings, mostly detached but some terraced. 29.31 Wattle Syke was an isolated stone built hamlet until the Second World War but is now connected to the village by a row of predominantly detached houses to the old Barleycorn Pub
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(now Piccolino’s Restaurant) and Lilac Farm on Jewitt Lane along the south side of Wetherby Road. 29.32 The Parish Church of St. Oswald dominates the view over the fields when approaching Collingham from Wetherby and Wattle Syke. The church contains many historic artefacts including Anglo-Saxon and Early Norman crosses and is a grade 2* listed building dating from the medieval period but restored in the 19th century. The Parish Church is as a result of 19th and 20th century development to the west, set unusually on the edge of the village with open fields beyond, with fine mature trees in the churchyard. The fields afford fine views to the south of the village and north along the river valley. 29.33 The Church, together with a number of key buildings along Church Lane, including the Old Vicarage, Dower House and Manor House Barn (also a listed building dating from the 16th century) and other stone cottages (Elmwood Terrace), form the ‘heart’ of the old rural village.
Linton Road and Bishopdale, including The Avenue and Kingfisher.
29.34 There are around 164 dwellings in this character area which cover approximately 13 Hectares. This equates to a density around 12.5 dwellings per Hectare. 29.35 The first developments in association with the coming of the railway were a row of brick houses (Wharfedale Terrace) on Linton Road and larger Edwardian detached houses on The Avenue with a mixture of stone, brick and render with rosemary tiles and pantiles. 29.36 ‘Towerhurst’ on the corner is a particularly good example of the Arts and Crafts style with a turret as its name implies. 29.37 This pattern of mixed styles continued with subsequent developments, initially along the Avenue and later with Bishopdale Drive in the 1980s and Kingfisher Reach in the 1990s. Both Bishopdale and Kingfisher consist largely of detached houses but in relatively small plots with open fronts and, while the former is a mixture of brick and stone, the latter is all brick. Brick pavers are used on some sections of road in Kingfisher. 29.38 Between Bishopdale and The Avenue there is The Lady Elizabeth Hastings C of E Primary School built in the 1960s to replace the old building on School Lane. The building may need a great deal of modernising in the future to ensure it can provide facilities appropriate for the 21st century. There also needs to be consideration of the possible expansion the school in the future. 29.39 A more pressing concern for this location is the need to identify additional parking. During school pick up times many parents wish to park close to the school. Available parking does not meet the demand and hence side streets in the vicinity of the school are used. These include Bishopdale Drive, Linton Lane and The Avenue. Not only does this cause inconvenience to local residents but raises safety concerns due to the severe restriction on road width resulting from the parked vehicles. 29.40 Opposite the junction with Bishopdale Drive, in front of Langwith Mews on Harewood Road, is a milestone which is a ‘listed structure’.
Harewood Road, including Langwith Wood Local Nature Area.
29.41 There are around 238 dwellings in this character area which cover approximately 22 Hectares (excluding Green Space). This equates to a density around 10.7 dwellings per Hectare.
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29.42 The area westwards along Harewood Road from Bishopdale and the playing fields to the Parish boundary is one of a mixture of house types - detached, semi-detached and terraced, and materials of stone, brick and render. 29.43 South View and Green Lane were the first properties to be built at the end of the 19th century and subsequent developments have been a combination of properties fronting Harewood Road and side developments along cul-de-sac leading off the main road. 29.44 Beyond Bluecoat Court, development has only taken place on the northern side of the road running down to the River Wharfe. Part of this area (Hillcrest, Wharfe Bank, and Wharfe Rein) is actually outside the Parish boundary. The part within the Parish is predominantly large individually designed properties built from a mixture of stone, brick and render.
Millbeck Green.
29.45 There are around 120 dwellings in this character area which cover approximately 11 Hectares. This equates to a density around 10.9 dwellings per Hectare. 29.46 Millbeck Green lies between Leeds Road bordered by the Collingham Beck and the playing fields on Harewood Road and presents a unified style of detached housing. The estate was the second built in the 1960s by Mr E Fish and Son who had previously built the Hollybush Green estate with which it shares similarities in style. 29.47 It consists of detached houses with some bungalows e.g. on Highcroft and The Close. All are consistently built in stone with low stone walls fronting the road giving an attractive and coherent open appearance while defining private space. There is an ‘Arts and Crafts’ influence with gables and steep pitched roofs. 29.48 Some recent alterations and extensions have significantly detracted from this coherence. 29.49 The Collingham Beck and its banks form an effective screen to and from the Leeds Road which is lined with mature trees all the way to the Old Mill site. 29.50 There is a prominent group of trees, mostly silver birch at the junction with Highcroft. 29.51 The whole estate is served by a single vehicular entrance off the Leeds Road. 29.52 There are two pedestrian links to Harewood Road and the playing fields - one from the end of Highcroft and one near the entrance off Leeds Road by the Beck. Both of these are widely used and would benefit from sympathetic lighting for community safety reasons.
Crabtree Green to Jewitt Lane including Brookside, The Garths, and Hollybush Green.
29.53 There are around 268 dwellings in this character area which cover approximately 22 Hectares. This equates to a density around 11.9 dwellings per Hectare. 29.54 This characteristic area consists of a wide range of house types in a series of ‘estates’ leading and rising off Leeds Road and School Lane in a series of often looped cul-de-sacs with the backdrop of wooded hills behind. 29.55 Starting with Crabtree Green in the south there are large detached houses in relatively spacious plots, predominantly in stone, and constructed post Second World War. Crabtree Hill (previously Avenue) was, however, commenced earlier and presents a mixture of brick, render and stone materials. 29.56 Two 19th century stone houses on Leeds Road, The Dene and Beechwood mark the start of the Conservation Area.
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29.57 Next is Brookside which consists of a regular pattern of semi -detached houses in brick or render and which was commenced in the 1930s. 29.58 This is followed by Garth Avenue, off School Lane, which has predominantly detached houses constructed after the Second World War. Although it has a mix of stone and render, it presents a unified character due to the grass verges and low front garden walls leading up to a tree clad hill top. 29.59 Next is Garth End which, like Brookside, is built in brick and commenced in the 1930s, consisting of smaller semi -detached houses and some maisonettes at the end under the hill top. 29.60 At the entrance to Garth End on School Lane is an old malt house and a row of old stone cottages previously known as Rider’s Place. 29.61 The next development is Hollybush Green, the first development by Mr E Fish and Son in the 1950s. The whole development has an overall coherence of character with strong ‘Arts and Crafts’ influences. The houses, with some bungalows, have integral garages and are constructed with reclaimed stone, often with rough wooden planks on their gables, steep pitched roofs and low stone walls to the front gardens. 29.62 Finally there is Jewitt Lane. It is the only road leading up the hill that is not a cul-de-sac. It features stone detached houses built after the Second World War set well back from the lane with a wide grass verge on the west side.
29.63 Taking an overview of the various styles in Collingham, several themes emerge: The dominant building material is random or regularly coursed millstone.
The overwhelming majority of houses built since the beginning of the C20th has forward-facing gables.
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Most stone built gables are supported by distinctive stepped stone slate corbels.
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Many houses have round-headed, or circular windows with radiating bands of stone.
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Roman arches dominate for porches and arches above side entrances. These are usually defined by a band of stone slates.
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29.64 Most of these features originate in the mid-C20th but do serve to characterize the building style of the Village. 29.65 These distinctive features could be successfully incorporated into any new housing, to ensure a continuity of style, whilst allowing flexibility in the basic housing design. 29.66 Brick housing in the Arts & Crafts style could also be adapted and developed for any future new housing, as has been demonstrated by the new development on Harewood Road. 29.67 Where dormer windows are proposed they should preferably have gable/hipped ends and flat-topped dormers should only be used on extensions where they are sympathetic to the design of the original property. -
31. APPENDIX 3 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HERITAGE SUMMARY
30.1 Although there have been no archaeological remains from the prehistoric period found within the Conservation Area (CA) to date, there is evidence to indicate that the area around Collingham was occupied by humans from the prehistoric period onwards. To the west of the CA, just north of a bend in the River Wharfe around Whitwell House Farm, there is one of only three known lowland flint scatter sites within West Yorkshire. Over 8,000 flints (including waste material) have been found at the site in total during field-walking exercises. The assemblage appears to represent a number of chronological periods, and includes Mesolithic (10,000 BC – 4,000 BC), Neolithic (4,000BC – 2,200 BC) and Bronze Age (2,200 BC – 800 BC) flints. Upper Palaeolithic (40,000 BC – 10,000 BC) material has very tentatively been identified from the assemblage also. Given the large size of the assemblage, this site has potential to yield more artefacts and possibly period features preserved below ground. The flint assemblage makes this
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site of significant regional importance, and, if there were intact below ground features, the site could potentially be of national significance. Crop-marks of an enclosure and ditch are visible on aerial photographs in the vicinity of this flint scatter site. It is thought that these crop marks date to the Iron Age or Roman period, which further highlights the longevity of human occupation on this site.
30.2 Another flint scatter, including blades, flakes and cores, has been found to the south of the CA during field-walking. The significant number of blades within this assemblage is suggestive of a Neolithic date (c4000BC – 2200BC), although it could also potentially date to the Bronze Age (c2200BC to 800BC). Other material recovered at the same site includes two pieces of slag (of unknown date), medieval (AD 1200 – 1550) pottery and three pieces of tentatively-dated Iron Age (800 BC – AD 43) pottery.
30.3 To the east of the CA are two areas where crop marks of ditched enclosures, pits and ditched track-ways are visible on aerial photographs. These areas are likely to have been associated settlements dating to the prehistoric period. Further to the east at Wattle Syke, is the site of an Iron Age/Romano British (say c.400 BC – AD 600) conjoined enclosure and field system which can also be seen as crop marks on aerial photographs. This site has been recently partly excavated and has produced important material (including a large number of human remains). The site appears to have originated in the later Iron Age and to have continued into the post Roman period. This is an important site in West Yorkshire. Further prehistoric and Iron Age/Roman settlement remains surround Collingham on all sides visible as crop marks on aerial photographs. A Roman copper alloy coin probably dating to the 4th century has also been found near to settlement remains to the north.
30.4 Although there is significant evidence for Iron Age/Roman settlement surrounding Collingham, Collingham itself is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 under this name (although it has been suggested that Collingham was listed under the different name ‘Contone’ in Domesday). However, Collingham is an Old English place name (Old English was the language used by the Anglo-Saxons) and means ‘homestead of Cola’s folk’ and was presumably named sometime between the 7th and 11th centuries. As Collingham is within the area thought to have been part of the post Roman British kingdom of Elmet, it is not likely to have been named prior to the 7th century, when Elmet was invaded and conquered by the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
30.5 St Oswald’s Church at Collingham has Anglo-Saxon origins. The church is thought to have an Anglo-Saxon structure that was enlarged in the medieval period and then restored in the 19th century. The St Oswald dedication is also indicative of a pre-Conquest origin. Seven Anglo-Saxon cross fragments that are thought to date from the late 9th century to the early 10th century have been found within the church. These cross fragments indicate that a Christian settlement existed here at least two centuries before the Norman Conquest. It was formerly thought that the runic inscription on one of these cross shafts referred to St Oswin, the king of Northumbria
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from 642-650, and may have originally been St Oswin’s gravestone. This would have given the cross fragment and possibly the church foundations 7th century origins. However, it is now not certain what is actually inscribed on the cross. Two 12th century and one 14th century cross slab grave cover fragments have also been found within the structure of the church.
30.6 Collingham has also been described as a possible early monastic site. In Bede’s 8th-century “Ecclesiastical History of the English People”, Bede describes a monastery that was set up in ‘In- Getlingum’, at the site of St Oswin’s death, for prayers for the souls of St Oswin and his murderer Oswiu, king of Bernicia. This monastery has tentatively been identified as existing either at Gilling in North Yorkshire or in Collingham.
30.7 Further evidence for a settlement at Collingham in the early medieval period is indicated by the presence of three cast copper alloy objects found to the south of the CA: a pin dating from 700-900, a central piece of an equal- armed Viking brooch dating from 900-1066, and a stirrup mount dating from 900-1066. A medieval cast copper alloy brooch dating from 1006-1485 has also been found to the south of the CA.
30.8 The first documentary reference to Collingham is in the Pipe Rolls of 1166, where the place name has been used as a personal name or surname. The original focus for medieval settlement at Collingham is likely to have been around where the church now stands and along Church Lane to the west. An area of open grassland to the west of the church was subject to an archaeological evaluation in 1995. The evaluation revealed the presence of important medieval deposits; including a sequence of medieval tenements, building remains, floor levels and evidence of a hearth. A large amount of associated pottery dating to the 13th or possibly the 12th century was also found. One of the medieval property boundaries was found to intersect a large ditch in one of the trenches. If this ditch was found to pre-date the medieval boundaries then it is likely to be related to the church. A further shard of medieval gritty ware was recovered during an archaeological watching brief that was carried out on Main Street in 2002.
30.9 As the areas to the west and east of the church have remained open spaces since at least the 1st edition OS map of 1846-7 (6” to 1 mile series), they must be regarded as having a high potential for the survival of Anglo-Saxon or medieval remains. It is one of very few village core areas left in the region with such high potential due to it’s being left relatively undisturbed by more recent development. The field to the west of the church is called ‘Glebe’ and the reason for the lack of development here may be due to this piece of land once being glebe-land, meaning it belonged to the church and was assigned to support the local priest.
30.10 To the west, east and south of the CA, medieval ridge and furrow is visible as earthworks and crop marks on aerial photographs. This medieval ridge and furrow is interspersed with areas of post-medieval ridge and furrow visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
30.11 There are not many Listed Buildings within the CA considering it contains the historic core of the village; however, Manor House Barn, on Church Lane is listed and dates back to the mid-16th
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century. It is a timber-framed building, later encased in stone, and is thought to have originally had a thatched roof. It also contains an original unusual feature within the internal timber- framing. The bridge over Collingham Beck, which was built c.1790, is also listed.
30.12 Collingham Mill, which is situated on Leeds Road towards the southwest of the CA, is marked on Jeffreys’ map of 1775 and the 1st edition OS map of 1846-7. It is thought that this mill may have replaced an earlier, possibly medieval mill. The mill has since been converted into a component of the garden centre that stood on the site until recently and the mill pond has vanished with part of it being covered by the car park. The building that survives on the site has the appearance of a late 18th-early 19th century structure that has been altered during the 20th century. Part of the complex still retains a number of internal features that are highly diagnostic of its use as a water-powered corn mill. Other industry within Collingham includes limestone and sandstone quarries, some of which are marked on the 1st edition OS map of 1846-7.
30.13 In 1705 Collingham was inherited by Lady Elizabeth Hastings. She became a benefactor to the parish church, founded the local school and set up trusts and charities for the benefit of the village. These local charities became major landowners and are still in existence today.
30.14 The areas of below ground archaeological sensitivity within the current CA include the churchyard, open areas of land along Main Street on either side and the area of the mill and its former millpond.
30.15 None of the sites (Sites 1251, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294 & 2135) has known archaeological remains within them that would automatically preclude the possibility of development.
30.16 However, the area around Collingham was intensively occupied in the late Iron Age & Roman period (evidenced by extensive crop marks of ditched field systems, track ways, enclosures etc.) These are so widespread that we would recommend that any of the sites around Collingham proposed for development should first be evaluated archaeologically (typically a geophysical survey allied to archaeological trial trenching) prior to the determination of any planning application.
30.17 Traces of crop marks are visible on aerial photographs in site 1293, whilst an extensive area of archaeologically-significant crop marks can be seen on photographs to the immediate south & east of site 1291 and they appear as though they may extend into the area of 1291.
30.18 (The absence of crop marks from a photograph is not proof of absence as crop marks only appear at certain times of the year, on certain crops in certain weather conditions, and on certain geologies and soils.)
30.19 Para. 128 of the National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012) states “Where a site on which development is proposed includes or has the potential to include heritage assets with archaeological interest, local planning authorities should require developers to submit an appropriate desk-based assessment and, where necessary, a field evaluation.”
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30.20 A desk-based assessment would not be necessary as WYAAS have assessed the areas and hold the results of the English Heritage National Mapping Project which examined and plotted the aerial photographs. These show the archaeological potential of all proposed sites to contain late prehistoric/ Roman remains.
30.21 Depending upon the results of the archaeological evaluation, there may be a requirement for further archaeological work over parts of the site (an excavation typically) or the developer may decide that parts of the site of greatest archaeological sensitivity should remain undisturbed.
30.22 WYAAS would be able to supply the would-be developer with detailed specifications of work for the evaluation / any subsequent excavation and can also provide lists of archaeological contractors who operate in this region and who would be able to provide a quotation against a WYAAS specification. You may wish to signpost developers to WYAAS in your Neighbourhood Plan if they are interested in developing any of your indicated sites.
Provided by Nichola Manning, 2009 and Ian Sanderson 2014
West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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32. APPENDIX 4: PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
Path Description Surface Length m No.
1 Footpath Half Moon Inn to Church Lane Flagged and Earth 145
2 Footpath Church Lane to Linton Road Metalled 274
3 Footpath Wetherby Road footpath, commencing at Grass 805 Church, to river then Wetherby Road
4 Footpath Church Lane to Main Street Metalled 97
5 Footpath Main street to School Lane Metalled 64
6 Footpath Garth End to path 8 Grass 64
7 Footpath Main Street to School lane then Jewitt Lane Grass 242 Kitty Garth
8 Bridleway Top of Hill Road, School Lane to Jewitt Lane Green lane 499 near Collingham Cottage
9 Footpath Compton Path, Jewitt Lane to Compton Lane Metalled and 950 Grass
10 Bridleway Comb bank, Jewitt Lane to Compton Lane Green lane 97
11 Footpath Compton Farm to Wetherby-Wothersome Arable 564 Road
13 Bridleway Dalton Lane, commencing at southern end of Green Lane 1,239 Moor Lane county roadto boundary with Wothersome, then to Thorner Road
14 Footpath Compton Lane, Compton to Moor Lane and Green lane and 1,287 then to Clifford boundary footpath
15 Footpath Howcroft, Moor Lane to Biredalefield Lane Arable 1,174 then to adopted road south of council depot.
20 Footpath Garth Avenue, School Lane to path 8 Earth 225
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22 Footpath Oldfield Lane, Wattlesyke to Sweep Farm and Earth 643 then Wetherby Road
25 Footpath Collingham Path 3 to Wetherby Path 32, Natural 184 east/south bank of River Wharfe (Jenni Townsend Way)
A number of other locally important paths are widely used by the public and in due course are likely to be included on the Definitive Map through a Modification Order process. These include:
Path Description Surface Length No.
26 Footpath Highcroft to Harewood Road Metalled 110
27 Footpath Bridge Paddock to Church Lane Metalled 50
28 Footpath Millbeck Green to Sports Ground Metalled 50
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33. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CAAMP Collingham Conservation Area Appraisal Management Plan
CIL Community Infrastructure Levy
CA Conservation Area
LCC Leeds City Council
CNP Collingham Neighbourhood Plan
PAS Protected Area of Search
Parish Council Collingham with Linton Parish Council
SAP The LCC Site Allocations, Issues and Options Plan, June 2013
SEGI Site of Ecological or Geological Importance
SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest
SHLAA Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
UDP LCC Unitary Development Plan
VDS The Parish of Collingham with Linton Village Design Statement
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October and November 2015
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